On Sun, 16 Mar 2003 18:48:11 -0800 debian_newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> my sig, I AM a certified Debianese newbie. I did try aptitude. The one > thing I didn't like about ti was that it didn't show me how big the > packages are before I download them. I like to know this because I > have a dialup connection which I share with my three teeagers. So, i > like to have an estimate in my head of how long it's going to take to > download this update. Maybe I missed it; does aptitude show package > sizes? Yes, it does, but I had to stumble on it and I'm sure you would sooner or later. With a package name highlighted press <enter>. You'll get a full window for that package, with the description and the technical information about the package. "Compressed size" is how much you download. Also in the window are dependencies and related files. To leave that window and get back to browsing packages press "q". I'd suggest you order all the 3.0_r1 (that's Woody revision 1) CDs from a Debian CD vendor. The list is here: http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/ They typically charge $1-2 per CD, and that beats a dialup connection any day. :) Have fun, and come back if you have more questions. Kevin Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
