On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 11:52:50PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > Douglas Tutty wrote: > > The biggest thing I've learned is to install things a bit at a time; > > I'd agree with that. > > > Lets say you choose aptitude, then you install that ... Then I install mc > > followed by lynx. Then ... documentation packages ... [then] exim4, mailx, > > mutt, and fetchmail.... The __last__ thing to install is X. > > > > But I usually install X and Icewm early on (just after lynx and ssh and > sudo); I likes me graphical environment, yeppers. Then I toss on the > fluff, KDE, OO.o, FF, T-Bird, etc. >
The problem is that sometimes installing a package breaks X for some reason. If you use a graphical app for package management, ensure that you can use a command line app when X breaks. YMMV. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
