On 20 Feb 2000, John Hasler wrote:
> Apt is smart enough to resume where it left off.
It would be nice if it could restart from the beginning if the connection
is down during the downloading.
Oki
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randy Edwards) wrote:
> > But how do I, for example, install a newer version of windowmaker
> > or netscape? There are several .deb packages, and I don't know
> > which of them to use.
>
>Just use dselect, browse through the various descriptions of the
> *.deb files.
But ho
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Hilliard) wrote:
> Another option is to get a CD of the unstable distribution.
> While no commercial distributors offer silver CDs of unstable, there
> are a number of Debian developers (some listed on the web page) who
> will burn gold CDs to order. This will cost mor
> apt is already installed.
Then dependencies should be met automatically. If they aren't, you
should perhaps submit a bug against apt.
> > I personally have been using potato for months now with only a few
> > problems, so upgrading to potato "early" wouldn't be a terrible idea.
>
> But how wo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Schuster) writes:
> So, are there other options? I guess I could download the whole potato
> tree of the ftp server (the connection at work is fast), put it onto
> some CDs, extract the tree to my harddisk, and use apt to upgrade.
Another option is to get a CD of t
Alex Schuster writes:
> But how would one do this? Go online, enter apt-get dist-upgrade, and
> wait for well, a too long time.
You don't have to upgrade everything at once. Just do 'apt-get update' and
then use 'apt-get install ' to upgrade what you need. Apt will
take care of any dependenc
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carl Fink) wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 19, 2000 at 07:30:00PM +0100, Alex Schuster wrote:
> > So, what would I need to do to get an up to date system? Without
> > being online for days (which costs some money here). Or is potato
> > finished very soon?
>
> To answer your question: if
> But how do I, for example, install a newer version of windowmaker or
> netscape? There are several .deb packages, and I don't know which of
> them to use.
Just use dselect, browse through the various descriptions of the *.deb
files.
If all else fails, just "try it" -- the worse you'll do
Le 2000-02-19 19:30:00 +0100, Alex Schuster écrivait :
> I am using Debian stable for some weeks now, but there still are so
> many things I don't really understand, for example the installation of
> debian packages. I know how to use dselect, and I can also use dpkg.
> But how do I, for exampl
On Sat, Feb 19, 2000 at 07:30:00PM +0100, Alex Schuster wrote:
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> But it wants a whole debian tree, not just some additional packages. I
> can install the packages manually, but this involves a lot of dpkg -I
> or checking the dependencies first.
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> . . . New packages for wmaker etc.
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