GNOME and Packages

I am very new to Debian, and linux in general. I installed hamm, base12 this afternoon, and tried to install GNOME with it but when I told the install to get the packages from the floppies where I had copied the files I downloaded from GNOME's ftp site it said there were no packages there? Also..

GNOME, on floppy?

Ok.. I downloaded the "package.deb" file.. I have it on floppy, but when I tell dselect to look for new packages, I tell it floppy and it arbitrarily looks in a dir, several places removed from where its at.. how do I force it to look in the rood directory of the floppy?

Re: GNOME, on floppy?

I tried the dpkg -i /floppy/package.deb, and got the following msg's dpkg: `ldconfig not foud on path` dpkg: `start-stop-daemon not found on path` dpkg: `instal-info not found on path` dpkg: `update-rc.d not found on path` dpkg: `4 unexpected programs not found on path` nb: roots path should usual

Gnome-ONLINE?

ok.. so I can't get GNOME installed.. I've been told its easier to do, "ONLINE", I've even had offeres of help, once I get online.. so... how the heck to I get online with Debian? Remember.. I'm deffinatly a newbie at Debian, and Linux.. just got it installed this past sunday.. Rogue - One who tra