Java Packages

Hey guys, I have added a java source to my sources.list: Deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian woody non-free However although it does show the packages it tells me they're not all available, in particular j2re. 1. How is that possible (I have also seen that happen with other packages)? 2. Do y

Package system vs. source vs. both

Here is a problem, I could not get the X to run from the packages on my machine. It either would not configure, hang during configuration or refuse to accept my settings. I am not an advanced user, therefore I often have no facility to trace these kind of issues. As a result I downloaded the binar

Apt-get, downloading a single package

What would like a command to apt-get look like if I wanted to download a single package. Thanks. R> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Post removal clean up

Title: Post removal clean up I found that dselect would not always remove directories used and created by packages that I have decided to remove. Is there a utility that can show me which directories belong to packages that are no longer installed? Thanks in advance R>

Shells

I'm using the bash shell, but in the package list in dselect it lists korn and zsh as loaded as well. Can I just unistall them or does my system needs them anyway? R> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Kernel and dselect

Thanks for all the replies, I tried it, messed up, and recovered, I will give it another shot soon and post my experiences in my log for others to refer to. R> On 2/4/03 8:14 AM, "Radek [Debian] Z" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (p I 200Mhz) > > Hey guys, the base install of Debian 3.0 came with