On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 11:03:59AM +1000, Krisno Pryosusilo wrote: > Hi,
> Question 1 : -> Is there a simple blow by blow description on how to > install a deb package which is currently in a directory on my > hard-drive? dpkg -i filename > The reason : -> > I'm trying to install Opera and understand that I need to edit > /etc/apt/sources.list . you can change that file to do a few things, but it is not necessary to do what you are asking.. perhaps you should revert it to how it was for now. > Question 2 : -> What do you think of Progeny? Is it really "not a > separate distribution as Mandrake is to Red Hat"? Donit have any strong opinions on Progeny, I chose Debian and am happy with it, but Good Luck to them and their customers. > Question 3 : -> Why not make Debian easier to install and to operate > with basic functionality (ie setup Internet access etc) to encourage > non-techie users to get their feet wet? Can't speak for the Debian people, but as a user when I got to Debian I thought the balance was about right. I found some other distributions threw far too much on the HD and also went a bit overboard with automated setup and configuration stuff - to the extent that I was falling over *their* configuration stuff in order to do my own. No distro can please everyone. > to eventually go *pure Debian. The other compelling reason is a gut > feeling that I'm on to something worthwhile :) Yes ;)
