Hi Hamish --
You asked:
> Will dselect still work with nothing but a local directory,
Sure. Just specify the local directory with option 1, Access method.
> or should I just use dpkg by hand?
That would work too.
Regards,
Susan Kleinmann
Hamish,
>One thing I find a bit annoying with dselect/dpkg is the way it checks
>the version of EVERY package when you pick Install. Last night I did
>an NFS installation (and the remote source was from CD-ROM), and this
>step was very slow. Can anything be done about this, eg trusting
>the packag
> I like your suggestion of configuring packages as a separate step. The
> option in dselect to 'configure remaining unconfigured packages' could
> handle this, instead of the 'install selected packages' option. In this
> scenario, the 'install' option would became 'load packages' and all
> configu
From: Casper BodenCummins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> IMHO, a better alternative to the large, best-endeavours kernel would be
> to ship a really tight kernel and use the installation front-end to
> configure additional support (in modules where possible or desirable).
The stripped-down kernel for 1.2 i
er Boden-Cummins.
>--
>From: David J. Evans[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 16 August 1996 14:12
>To:'debian-user@lists.debian.org'
>Cc:The recipient's address is unknown.
>Subject: Re: kernel size (was: How do I get GATEWAY2000 PS/2 mouse to
stalled the required packages once an installation
method was selected. It would also make the steps more distinct, as you
say.
Casper Boden-Cummins.
>--
>From: Sherwood Botsford[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 19 August 1996 17:07
>To:Casper BodenCummins
>Subject:
gt;Sent: 19 August 1996 21:06
>To:debian-user@lists.debian.org
>Subject: Re: kernel size (was: How do I get GATEWAY2000 PS/2 mouse to
>work?)
>
>> > The real question is whether the default kernel should be bloated with
>> > features, or pared down.
>
&
> > The real question is whether the default kernel should be bloated with
> > features, or pared down.
From: Todd Tyrone Fries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The default kernel need not contain anything that isn't necessary
> to boot. This means floppy, minix, and ramdisk drivers.
This is the way it wil
> > The real question is whether the default kernel should be bloated with
> > features, or pared down.
I disagree. The default kernel need not contain anything that isn't necessary
to boot. This means floppy, minix, and ramdisk drivers. Ide might be useful;
this should (imho) be loadable as a m
On Thu, 15 Aug 1996 10:04:04 +0100 Casper BodenCummins
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snipped stuff about PS/2 support not being present by
default ]
> The real question is whether the default kernel should be bloated with
> features, or pared down.
As a brand new Debian user who didn't even
On Thu, 15 Aug 1996, Casper BodenCummins wrote:
> This is an interesting issue. You might use similar justification for
> leaving all but the essentials out of the distributed kernel. This would
> encourage users to learn how to recompile the kernel, and demonstrate in
> doing so that it's surpris
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