Re: Questions (and hello) from a new (Progeny) Debian user.

2001-05-31 Thread will trillich
On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 11:03:59AM +1000, Krisno Pryosusilo wrote: > I'm a relatively new user of Linux and have since yesterday, migrated > from SuSE 7.1 to a boxed version 1.0 of Progeny Debian. > I chose Progeny because of my perception that Progeny would be easier to > install and get running t

Re: Questions (and hello) from a new (Progeny) Debian user.

2001-05-18 Thread DvB
Krisno Pryosusilo wrote: Thanks Colin and Lee for your very helpfull answers! I stumbled upon dpkg in an article on Debian Planet, and it was nice to get verification from you both. Cheers Krisno You might also want to check out the debian FAQ at http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ Especially

Re: Questions (and hello) from a new (Progeny) Debian user.

2001-05-18 Thread Krisno Pryosusilo
Thanks Colin and Lee for your very helpfull answers! I stumbled upon dpkg in an article on Debian Planet, and it was nice to get verification from you both. Cheers Krisno

Re: Questions (and hello) from a new (Progeny) Debian user.

2001-05-18 Thread Gordon Hart
On Sat, May 19, 2001 at 11:03:59AM +1000, Krisno Pryosusilo wrote: > Hi, > Question 1 : -> Is there a simple blow by blow description on how to > install a deb package which is currently in a directory on my > hard-drive? dpkg -i filename > The reason : -> > I'm trying to install Opera and under

Re: Questions (and hello) from a new (Progeny) Debian user.

2001-05-18 Thread Ian Lee
- Original Message - From: "Krisno Pryosusilo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 2:03 AM Subject: Questions (and hello) from a new (Progeny) Debian user. > Hi, > I'm a relatively new user of Linux and have since yesterday, migrated > fr

Re: Questions (and hello) from a new (Progeny) Debian user.

2001-05-18 Thread Colin Watson
"debian-user@lists.debian.org" wrote: >Question 1 : -> Is there a simple blow by blow description on how to >install a deb package which is currently in a directory on my >hard-drive? .. or is anyone able to help me as I appear to be lacking a >basic understanding here. Don't use apt here, use th

Questions (and hello) from a new (Progeny) Debian user.

2001-05-18 Thread Krisno Pryosusilo
Hi, I'm a relatively new user of Linux and have since yesterday, migrated from SuSE 7.1 to a boxed version 1.0 of Progeny Debian. I chose Progeny because of my perception that Progeny would be easier to install and get running than the non-commercial Debian. However, the progeny users site is extr