Hello,
* Chris ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have just installed the base Debian 2.2 system.
> Now I would like to down load and install, X-Windows, Enlightenment, &
> Gnome.
> I can get Dselect to show me the available packages, but I am having
> problems
The easiest ways is to use the task-* package (task-gnome,
task-x-window-system-core).
> locating the necessary packages.
> Should I try apt-get instead.
> If so how to I learn the names of the packages to download.
To search for a package, you can use `apt-cache'.
apt-cache search regexp
will show every package that matche the regexp,
apt-cache show packagename
will show the detailed description of the package.
> I have seen the apt-get update command but how to I view the output.
>
> Thanks for your assistance
>
> Chris
Bye
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DEFRESNE Sylvain
