Thanks again! - A few more questions: (Essentially: x-window-system isn't right?)
--- "James A. Treacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 06:45:29PM -0700, tluxt wrote: > > --- "James A. Treacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 01:52:59AM -0700, tluxt wrote: > > > > What is the way to properly install X (to prepare for KDE) on a Woody > > > > system today? > > > > > > > 2. apt-get update && apt-get install x-window-system > > > > Tasksel is broken under woody, I found. It won't install any X option - > > basic or complete. > > > The command above does not use tasksel. The x-window-system package is > simply a dummy package that depends on the packages providing X. I wasn't as clear as possible. I knew the above was an apt command, not tasksel. That was a comment about my experience with tasksel. I have tried: apt-get update apt-get install x-window-system My result was: debian:/var/cache/apt# apt-get install x-window-system Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Couldn't find package x-window-system So, what's the source of the problem? Is "apt-get install x-window-system" not the correct command? Or, something else? ================================================================== Previously I had tried tasksel, on both of the X selections. Here is the result for one attempt: debian:/var/cache/apt# tasksel Building Dependency Tree... Done Package task-x-window-system has no available version, but exists in the database. This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents of sources.list E: Package task-x-window-system has no installation candidate ================================================================== > > What commands does one use to get what tasksel refers to as the > > most comprehensive set of packages for the X install? > > > 'apt-cache show x-window-system' and look at the Depends line. > Installing all those packages will do the same thing as (a properly > working) x-window-system package will. 'apt-cache show x-window-system' said something like (IIRC): not found There is no file starting "x-window..." in my /v/c/a/a. For your reference: ================================================================== debian:/var/cache/apt/archives# ls x* xaw3dg_1.3-6.9potato1_i386.deb xbase-clients_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xbase-clients_4.0.3-4_i386.deb xbooks_3.3.6-1_all.deb xcontrib_3.3.3.1-0.1_i386.deb xdm_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xext_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xf86setup_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xfonts-100dpi_3.3.6-2_all.deb xfonts-100dpi_4.0.3-4_all.deb xfonts-75dpi_3.3.6-2_all.deb xfonts-75dpi_4.0.3-4_all.deb xfonts-base_3.3.6-2_all.deb xfonts-base_4.0.3-4_all.deb xfonts-cjk_3.3.6-2_all.deb xfonts-cyrillic_3.3.6-2_all.deb xfonts-pex_3.3.6-2_all.deb xfonts-scalable_3.3.6-2_all.deb xfonts-scalable_4.0.3-4_all.deb xfree86-common_3.3.6-11potato32_all.deb xfree86-common_4.0.3-4_all.deb xfree86-common_4.1.0-2_all.deb xfs_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xlib6g-dev_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xlib6g_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xlib6g_4.0.3-4_all.deb xlib6g_4.1.0-2_all.deb xlibmesa3_4.0.3-4_i386.deb xlibs_4.0.3-4_i386.deb xlibs_4.1.0-2_i386.deb xmanpages_3.3.6-2_all.deb xmh_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xnest_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xpm4g_3.4k-5_i386.deb xproxy_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xprt_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xserver-common_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xserver-common_4.0.3-4_i386.deb xserver-sis_0.990907-2_i386.deb xserver-svga_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xserver-vga16_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xserver-xfree86_4.0.3-4_i386.deb xsm_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xterm_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xutils_4.0.3-4_i386.deb xvfb_3.3.6-11potato32_i386.deb xviddetect_0.3-4_all.deb debian:/var/cache/apt/archives# exit ================================================================== > > what's the/a good way to dl all those needed X packages from unstable? > > apt-get -d ...... ? (And, how do I tell it to get from Un, not Te?) > > > To get the packages, try: > s/stable/unstable/ in /etc/apt/sources.list > apt-get update > apt-get install x-window-system > If the x-window-system is broken, then > apt-get install x-window-system-core lbxproxy libdps1-dbg \ > libdps-dev libxaw7-dbg libxaw7-dev proxymngr twm xfs xfwp \ > xlibmesa3-dbg xlibmesa-dev xlibosmesa3-dbg xlibosmesa-dev \ > xlibs-dbg xlibs-dev xnest xprt xspecs xterm xvfb > Make sure you then undo the changes to /etc/apt/sources.list > and apt-get update when done. I'm gonna hold off on doing this till I get your reply on the above. > > > This is an example of how the Debian Testing page > > http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/ > > is way behind on providing essential info about the current issues > > in getting a testing system up & running. :( > > > > I know this is a volunteer organization. I'd like to encourage someone who > > is > > able to spend .5 or 1 hour to write a quick "Installing debian testing > > HowTo" or > > FAQ that would enable people to avoid having to search the lists & docs for > > hours > > on end for info about how to just get a basic X system up on Woody! > > > Volunteering? Sure, I could do that, when I know enough to get my upgrade accomplished. With the caveat that I'm not the most expert source there is. > > Also, is the debian-testing list broken? I sent the original message in > > this > > thread to that list, but the mailing list page > > http://lists.debian.org/devel.html > > lists no messages there later than April! :( > > > I will send a message to the listmasters regarding this one. Thanks. :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com
