> Thank you for your timely reply.
>
> I didn't mention this VGA laptop only has a floppy and harddrive. Cannot be
> connected to any type of network.
>
> Using "dselect", on "access" it seems to recognize the floppy. On "update"
> I put in the disk with three packages (.deb) I want to install and I get
> this message: "Insert a disk containing a packages file, or type Q to quit".
> I then press enter because my disk with packages is in the drive and get
> this message repeated three times: "/var/lib/dpkg/methods/mnt/packages does
> not exist". At this point I have no choice but to type Q to quit. The next
> step is Select and my packages do not show up. At this point I exit
> "deselect". You mentioned "Packages.gz" I remember reading something about
> that on one of my searches of the Debian web site but was unable to find it
> and do not really know what it is or what it is for. Nothing is mentioned
> in the install manual concerning this that I can find.
>
> I am pretty stubborn and do not give up easy but this is getting a little
> frustrating.
>
> I need Debian for this install because it is the only one to still support
> floppies and that (in this case) is my only option
>
> Again any help you can provide is deeply appreciated.
>
Some notes that you will have to further pursue:
(1) Skipping dselect and running
dpkg -i someDeb.deb
might be the easiest thing.
(2) If you have access to a Debian box you might
dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null > Packages
and have all the debs in the pwd be listed in Packages.
(3) You can find Packages and Packages.gz at
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386, for
example.
I do not know which directories are designated to have this file
and which
do not but those files are found on CDs too.
(4) I believe it will be easier to copy files from the floppy to the
disk and
work from there. It will let you work with > 1.44 MB files if/when
you will
have to.
> Jerry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shaul Karl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Signal Electronic Supply" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 5:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Packages list?
>
>
> > > I have managed to install Debian on an old laptop via a "pile of =
> > > floppies". Now I need to install other packages via the same way for x.
> =
> > > When running "dselect" it requests a floppy, with the packages list? =
> > > How do I get or make this. I've looked around in ftp with no success.
> > >
> > > Any help would greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> >
> >
> > Can you post the exact message/error (copy-paste from the terminal)?
> > Could it be that it requires Packages.gz?
> > --
> >
> > When replying, please quote the entire original message.
> >
> > Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> >
>
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