Re: How stable are the XFree86 4 packages?
Date sent: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 13:54:02 -0500
From: Sean <sean@twu.net>
To: soluzar75@lineone.net
Subject: Re: How stable are the XFree86 4 packages?
Send reply to: Sean <sean@twu.net>
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 03:56:11AM -0000, soluzar75@lineone.net wrote:
> > Also, now that I have a good, reliable internet connection, I was
> > wondering about installing over the internet - just download the
> > base system to start with, and the install-floppies, and let
> > apt/dselect get the rest over FTP. Are there any documents about
> > this, HOWTOs, stuff like that?
>
> I'm sure there is info in the Users Guide and/or Installation Guide which
> unless I'm mistaken are under the Documentation section on www.debian.org.
>
> It is pretty easy though ... essentially when you do your base install, you
> just have to make sure you load the modules for your nic card or simply run
> pppconfig (if you're using a modem), and then add the appropriate entries
> into apt-get (ftp://ftp.debian.org...etc) and then apt/dselect will simply
> pull everything from the net.
>
Thanks.
I never had an internet connection on the machine I use for Debian
before, so all this setting up the internet, and apt-get is very new to
me...
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