Re: Report on Installing Debian from 'current' disks
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> i was about to install the base system, and it dared to give me a choice to install from network. ok, the idea was good.. BUT, it didn't know that i didn't have the network drivers! (as they don't come with the kernel, Doh!)
> also.. after installing LILO, it gives the output in a 1 line high box, when it could be bigger...
already fixed.
> one thing i'm missing is a 'clean' install which just gives me an options to select just the packages i need... (meaning, clean would deinstall everything and install base packages...)
not quite sure what you mean by this. if you don't install anything, what is
there to deinstall?
> then again, thing we need is a package to depend in the system critical functions, such as init, dpkg and such... (now that i cleaned the system i need a function to make the system depend on the basic functions for booting...
> - we could have virtual packages to provide functions such as debian-boot, debian-init and debian-login, and one package would depend on those. something like debian-base?
this is also already fixed. i'm guessing you choose the "simple" task
selection system...
> while continuing on installation i seemed to have forgotten libreadlineg2.. and it tried to remove it.. thus, ropeting an error about basename missing (missing dependancy somewhere?)
related to above, already fixed.
> dpkg should depend on tar!
related to above, already fixed.
> console-tools should depend on packages that provide sed, sort, tr, cat and fmt (textutils and sed are some packages that provide those) also i noticed that it depends on find.. but not there
related to above, already fixed.
> postfix needs diff... for the startup scripts...
related to above, already fixed.
> HAHA! this was unexpected... .bash_logout complains about not having clear... it should test for it before running it (it is autoinstalled so it is reasonable)
related to above, already fixed.
> i'm not sure if Elvis-tiny should register itself to alternative for an editor.. but it doesn't....
not related to boot-floppies per se. not sure about this.
please try boot-floppies versions >= 2.2.7 which should have these problems
solve. we are having pcmcia problems with 2.2.7 which we hope to fix in 2.2.8.
randolph
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