Re: fdos, and ncftp
Those packages are in the non-free or contrib sections which are usually not included on CD-Rom.
Try ftp.debian.org.
In article <[🔎] 2PMnzgen28OT089yn@panix.com> you wrote:
: Two questions:
: I'm trying to set up a Debian system using a disk from Cheap*Bytes
: (part of their 5-disk set). dselect says for a couple of packages
: (i.e. dosemu) that fdos is recommended, but not available. In fact, a
: search of the Debian FTP structure shows that there *is* no fdos
: package.
: What's up?
: This is Debian 1.2.
: On the same topic, dselect wants a "local" directory which isn't on
: the C*B CD. I hear they leave stuff out, so I'm not shocked.
: However, dselect also insists that there's a "local" directory on the
: FTP site, which there is not. I'm confused.
: As for NcFTP -- can a mere newbie user request a new package? I'm
: used to NcFTP, which I've used on Panix (Sun) and on my home machine
: under OS/2. Sure, I could compile it myself, but I'm afraid that as
: soon as I do, a package would be released and I'd have a hard time
: upgrading. :-)
: Thanks.
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