Bug#383253: installation-report: programs on first CD for etch beta 3
On Wednesday 16 August 2006 01:19, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Hendrik Sattler <debian@hendrik-sattler.de>:
> > Since I installed from the first CD of a full CD set without being
> > able to use wireless LAN (needs firmware anyway), how is one supposed
> > to configure apt nicely for an FTP/HTTP repository access _after_
> > installation?
>
> Does base-config not work for you? The installer specifically tells
> you to use base-config to make changes later.
However, base-config no longer exists in etch in sid...
base-config was obsoleted with the move of its functionality to the first
stage of the installation.
> > Previous versions of debian came with apt-setup in the base-config
> > package. Where did it go? Why is this not installed anymore? Any
> > replacements? I know how to setup /etc/apt/sources.list manually
> > but apt-setup made it so much easier.
>
> I think the reason is that it's now debconf-ified and integrated
> into the base-config script.
No, it really is gone. A number of people have commented on this, but so
far nobody has stepped up to work on a replacement for some of the
functionality that was previously in base-config.
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