On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 11:45:51AM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL
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> Yes, aptitude is the tool to use. However, if you read all the recent
> threads on aptitude you'll see that the _first_ time you use it, you
> need to get your options set (e.g. not including rec
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 11:10:55AM -0400, Jan Sneep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was
heard to say:
> I'm a total newbie ... downloaded and successfully installed my very first
> Debian OS a month of so ago and thought I should try and make sure I have
> all the latest updates ... my preference is for using
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On Apr 23, 5:00 pm, "Jan Sneep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Doug,
>
>
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On Apr 23, 5:00 pm, "Jan Sneep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Doug,
>
> But w
On Apr 23, 5:00 pm, "Jan Sneep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Doug,
>
> But with all due respect ... it should be easier ... a lot easier! ...
> simple basic stuff, like getting the latest Security Updates, IMHO should be
> a no-brainer for the average user and not require a System Administra
uglas Allan Tutty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 02:23:01PM -0400, Jan Sneep wrote:
> "You are not going to learn Debian (or Linux) overnight&
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 02:23:01PM -0400, Jan Sneep wrote:
> "You are not going to learn Debian (or Linux) overnight" ... Oh, I
> know that ... didn't expect to ... doesn't make it any less
> frustrating though ... as I said after three months of plugging away
> at this, when I have some time t
... compared to this one. :O)
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Jan Sneep wrote:
> It is just SOOO frustratin
Jan Sneep wrote:
It is just SOOO frustrating ... like now I can't get the OS to re-install ... have to use FDISK to delete the partitions, but it seems to remember the old info ... so have to first format the hard drive with a DOS partition and then try to re-install ... and it takes hours to do
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Jan Sneep wrote:
> I could log in, but every command I could think of to try failed ... the
> only command that worked was "help" and
ed and then go get all the updates and install
> them?
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Douglas Allan Tutty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: April 23, 2007 11:46 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Newbie Aptitude Question about Security Updates
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 12:22:57PM -0400, Jan Sneep wrote:
> I could log in, but every command I could think of to try failed ... the
> only command that worked was "help" and it didn't really provide any helpful
> advice ... so I've started to re-install the OS, this will be the 7th or 8th
> time
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On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 11:10:55AM -0400, Jan Sneep wrote:
> Wanted to make sure I had all the latest Security & installed
> applications updates. Based
On Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 11:10:55AM -0400, Jan Sneep wrote:
> Wanted to make sure I had all the latest Security & installed
> applications updates. Based on some recent threads on this list it looked
> like Aptitude was the tool to use.
>
> I'm a total newbie ... downloaded and successfully instal
Wanted to make sure I had all the latest Security & installed
applications updates. Based on some recent threads on this list it looked
like Aptitude was the tool to use.
I'm a total newbie ... downloaded and successfully installed my very first
Debian OS a month of so ago and thought I should tr
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