Re: Help installing base system (sid i386 binary disc 1)
Mike,
My advice is to not use the sid binary iso's at all. Download the woody ones and upgrade to sid once the installation is complete -- if you're feeling dangerous. If you're new to debian, stick with woody for a couple weeks until you get the hand of apt and package management.. not mention the general non-RedHat way that Debian does things.
And then you'll see the light in your intelligent decision to ditch the redUgly dist. :)
cheers,
Matt
On Sun, 2001-12-16 at 18:06, Mike Russell wrote:
> Im a new user thats just moved from Redhat. I have
> downloaded the sid i386 binary 1 disc.
>
> I am having a problem that the installer cannot find:
> basedebs.tgz
>
> >From searching the web and the mailing lists I have
> found out that the basedebs.tgz file is not meant to
> exist on the cd.
>
> or else it wants
> dists/woody/binary-i386/Release
>
> which is not on my cd i think as I downloaded the sid
> iso image.
>
> I would tell the installer to get the files from a ftp
> server but my network card wont work in the installer.
> The module loads but the dhcp fails and configuring
> manually didnt help either.
>
> I have tried downloaing the files onto a windows
> partition but when it is mounted there are no long
> filenames. also the same thing when I put them on cd.
>
> I have also tried making a basedebs.tgz file but the
> install errors on extracting it (probably because I
> made it in windows).
>
> Should the files that are needed for the base system
> be on the binary disc 1 cd?
>
> Could anyone help?
>
> ~Mike
>
>
>
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