Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-11 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:45:19 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Camaleón writes: > >> On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:18:47 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >> >>> Camaleón writes: >>> >> I hardly doubt such complains could have come from people on this >> list, or at least from people who likes following

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-10 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: > On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:18:47 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Camaleón writes: >> > I hardly doubt such complains could have come from people on this > list, or at least from people who likes following the good and old > style netiquette rules (RFC 1855) which reco

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-10 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:18:47 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Camaleón writes: > I hardly doubt such complains could have come from people on this list, or at least from people who likes following the good and old style netiquette rules (RFC 1855) which recommends to be brief and

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-10 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: >>> I hardly doubt such complains could have come from people on this list, >>> or at least from people who likes following the good and old style >>> netiquette rules (RFC 1855) which recommends to be brief and concise >>> when posting problems on mailing lists. >> >> debian li

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-10 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:10:21 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Camaleón writes: > >>> I'm willing either way, but have had some complaints about starting >>> too many similar threads so am trying to consolidate this problem >>> which after all is still about this subject: >>> Install kde-desktop

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-10 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: >> I'm willing either way, but have had some complaints about starting too >> many similar threads so am trying to consolidate this problem which >> after all is still about this subject: >> Install kde-desktop on existing debian install > > I hardly doubt such complains coul

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-10 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:22:40 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Camaleón writes: (...) >>> So to keep it all in one place, if will be kind enough to look for >>> your reply there I will appreciate it. >> >> There is no need to move the post, it will mix up things. It is usually >> better to open one

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: > On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:41:58 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> Camaleón writes: >> >> Sorry to cause you extra effort... I should not have started this second >> thread since it way overlaps: >> Subject: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install > > It was me who suggested

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:41:58 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Camaleón writes: > > Sorry to cause you extra effort... I should not have started this second > thread since it way overlaps: > Subject: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install It was me who suggested opening a new thread. I find

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
Camaleón writes: Sorry to cause you extra effort... I should not have started this second thread since it way overlaps: Subject: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install So to keep it all in one place, if will be kind enough to look for your reply there I will appreciate it. -- To UNSU

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:18:37 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Attempted to install a full kde setup today but landed in the soup once > it was done. I suppose you installed the right pattern for you current running Debian system, right? That is, kde-full for "squeeze" if you are running squeeze, kd

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Harry Putnam
[NOTE: I've foolishly started more than one thread covering the same subject so please allow me to revert to the original and if you would be kind enough to follow. I would appreciate any more input you might have: Subject: Install kde-desktop on existing debian install ] Chris Bannister writ

Re: how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-09 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 05:18:37PM -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: > Attempted to install a full kde setup today but landed in the soup > once it was done. Are you running stable testing or unstable? > I just get a black screen with a terminal emulator running, no menus > are available with mouse cl

how to gather info for reporting problem

2011-10-08 Thread Harry Putnam
Attempted to install a full kde setup today but landed in the soup once it was done. I just get a black screen with a terminal emulator running, no menus are available with mouse clicks or anywhere on the screen in terms of an icon. Just the terminal. Any apps I open are slapped up into the top