Re: Newbie rudely asks for directional pointers

On Thu, Dec 09, 1999 at 01:35:49PM -0800, Darryl Röthering wrote: > MVS!). I just got an old CD-less laptop loaded up with the basic Debian. Can > anyone give me some profitable pointers for determining what packages I need > to install under dselect? I think I should put in the admin and shell

Newbie rudely asks for directional pointers

Hi: I am a Debian newbie, with a moderate knowledge of Unix and a long history of Mainframe system programming (I go back to when source was available for MVS!). I just got an old CD-less laptop loaded up with the basic Debian. Can anyone give me some profitable pointers for determining what p