Re: A basic question about apt-cdrom (was: Handling apt-get, apt-cdrom, sources.list, cdroms.list)

2007-08-07 Thread S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu)
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 18:35 +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Hi. > > After adding a CD-ROM with `apt-cdrom', running `apt-get update' will be > enough? Or should I also run `apt-get dist-upgrade' as a third step? > > I couldn't find an answer in the Debian documentation. > > Tnanks for any reply

Re: A basic question about apt-cdrom

2007-08-07 Thread Owen Heisler
On Tue, 2007.08.07 18:35, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > After adding a CD-ROM with `apt-cdrom', running `apt-get update' will be > enough? Or should I also run `apt-get dist-upgrade' as a third step? Using apt-cdrom is enough as far as I know; it will add the apt source entry and create the list of wha

Re: A Basic Question

1997-07-05 Thread jdassen
On Jul 4, Alex Fan wrote > Where can I find a Debian Distribution? Is it avilable on CDs or just > from download? Both. Download: see ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/README.mirrors ; CDs: http://www.debian.org/vendors.html . HTH, Ray -- Obsig: developing a new sig -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MA

Re: A Basic Question

1997-07-05 Thread Peter . Yarych . gandolph
On 03-Jul-97 Will Lowe wrote: >On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Alex Fan wrote: > >> Is Debian a Linux distribution, just like Slackware and Radhat? > >Well, yes, it's a distribution. We'd like to think that it's somewhat >nicer than Slackware and Redhat, tho :) . And IMHO it is ;-) DEBIAN the best LIN

Re: A Basic Question

1997-07-04 Thread Randy Edwards
On Fri, 4 Jul 1997, Alex Fan wrote: > Where can I find a Debian Distribution? Is it avilable on CDs or just > from download? Both. You can find info for downloading from www.debian.org, you can ftp it from ftp.debian.org or one of its mirrors, and if you want it on CD, check out www.lsl.com

Re: A Basic Question

1997-07-04 Thread Shaya Potter
On Fri, 4 Jul 1997, Alex Fan wrote: > Thanks for those who replied to my last question. > > Here is another: > > Where can I find a Debian Distribution? Is it avilable on CDs or just > from download? > You can either download the floppies, and install the base system, and then ftp the rest ov

Re: A Basic Question

1997-07-03 Thread Tim O'Brien
At 10:29 PM 7/3/97 +0900, you wrote: >Is Debian a Linux distribution, just like Slackware and Radhat? It's a distribution, yes. It's different than Slackware and Redhat of course, but it is a distribution. The basic difference IMO, is that Debian has a better package installation/maintainance sy

Re: A Basic Question

1997-07-03 Thread Will Lowe
On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Alex Fan wrote: > Is Debian a Linux distribution, just like Slackware and Radhat? Well, yes, it's a distribution. We'd like to think that it's somewhat nicer than Slackware and Redhat, tho :) ... Will