Hello $list_members,
Here are the Debian specific install instructions for October GNOME that
I'm going to send to webmaster@gnome.org tomorrow. Proof-reading/feedback
is welcome.
Cordialement,
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- Vincent RENARDIAS vincent@{{ldsol,pipo}.com,{debian,openhardware}.org} -
- Debian/GNU Linux: http://www.openhardware.org Executive Linux: -
- http://www.fr.debian.org Open Hardware: http://www.exelinux.com -
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"Every man has two nations, and one of them is France" [Benjamin Franklin]
October GNOME for Debian:
October GNOME is already included.
Just make sure you select
the 'GNOME Workstation' profile when installing.
Install procedure:
You may also want to browse the complete
package list
and choose to install extra packages individually by typing (as root):
apt-get install package-name (ie: apt-get install gnumeric)
Note:
This repository will be updated from time to time to include the eventually needed bug fixes.
So even after the update, you're encouraged to keep the ressource line in your source.list file,
and to type apt-get dist-upgrade from time to time.
October GNOME for Debian:
* Debian 2.2 (a.k.a. 'potato')
October GNOME is already included.
Just make sure you select the 'GNOME Workstation' profile when
installing.
* Debian 2.1 (a.k.a. 'slink')
Install procedure:
+ make sure 'apt' is installed on your system.
If it isn't, install it.
(you can download it from
[1]http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/admin/apt.html).
+ add the line
deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ slink-update main
in your /etc/apt/sources.list file.
To do so, type (as root):
echo "deb http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ slink-update main"
>> /etc/apt/sources.list
+ download an install the packages:
type (as root):
apt-get install task-gnome-apps
You may also want to browse the complete [2]package list
and choose to install extra packages individually by typing (as
root):
apt-get install package-name (ie: apt-get install gnumeric)
Note:
This repository will be updated from time to time to include the
eventually needed bug fixes.
So even after the update, you're encouraged to keep the ressource
line in your source.list file,
and to type apt-get dist-upgrade from time to time.
* Debian versions anterior to 2.1 are not supported.
If you want October GNOME on your Debian 1.3 or Debian 2.0,
you'll have to recompile them from source (either using the
[3]upstream tarballs, or from the [4]Debian source packages).
-- Vincent Renardias <vincent@debian.org> Thu, 4 Nov 1999 18:34:12 +0100
References
1. http://www.fr.debian.org/Packages/stable/admin/apt.html
2. http://www.debian.org/~vincent/dists/slink-update/main/binary-i386/
3. http://www.gnome.org/start/gnometar-new.phtml
4. http://www.debian.org/~vincent/dists/slink-update/main/source/