Re: Potato and Helix-Gnome
I think apt had some problems with handling CD's, especially multiple
ones. You might want to check the bug list.
On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 08:45:05AM -0500, Robert Maynord wrote:
> Dear debian-user List Friends:
>
> I have been following the Potato and Helix-Gnome discussions, and decided
> to try the setup. I downloaded last weeks version of Potato, and it works
> fine. I purchased the Helix-Gnome disk, and it works - at least with Red
> Hat. I have unsuccessfully tried the Potato-Helix combination on two
> completely different computers, so the problem must be mine. I begin with
> the the Potato installation, and when it gets to the apt-get section, I
> include the Helix-Gnome CD. Potato sees the Helix-Gnome CD fine, and I
> select the three Helix-Gnome boxes in the apt-get "simple" selection area.
> I then continue the installation, and all works fine until apt-get begins
> the actual installation of the packages. Then the messages (describing
> which packages are to be installed) appear at different starting points on
> the screen. The last message is: "Do you want to continue? [Y/n]" At this
> point the computer freezes and will not respond to a typed Y (enter) or any
> other keyboard action.
>
> My hope is to use the Debian/Helix-Gnome combination on computers at an
> elementary school. Any help on this problem would be very much appreciated!!!
>
> p.s. I have also tried installing Helix-Gnome after completing a
> Potato-only installation. Potato installs fine. But when I begin the
> Helix-Gnome part, directly from the CD as per Helix-Gnome instructions, the
> same screen freezing occurs.
>
>
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