Re: KDE 2.1.1 installation on Debian 2.2r3 stable help
Logg in as root
Add this line at the end of your /etc/apt/sources.list and then use dselect /
deb http://kde.tdyc.com potato main qt1apps optional crypto
then (still as root)
update / find task-kde if you want the whole thing, or select individulal
packages.
you can also use
apt-get update / aptget install task-kde
Cheers,
D
On Saturday 28 July 2001 16:06, Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I really need help now.
>
> I am trying to install KDE 2.1.1 on Debian 2.2r3 (Potato).
> I can not get it installed. I'm stuck now. Can someone please help?
>
> My Potato is freshly installed on a blank computer. It is all standard from
> the official Debian 2.2r3 CD set. It contains the Debian base, the
> task-x-window-core, and the correct x-server for my cideo card. Nothing
> else.
>
> That is the starting point for my KDE installation.
>
> This is what I have tried:
>
> I downloaded a bunch of .deb packages from one of the places linked to
> from the KDE installation page. It should be the correct set of packages. I
> cross checked with some of the other mirrors, that the package sets were
> identical.
>
> I burned the packages on a CD in the directory
> dists/stable/main/binary-i386. That is the path to all the packages as
> listed in the Packages.gz file.
>
> I added the CD to sources.list using apt-cdrom add.
> I ran apt-get update.
>
> Then I have tried these differet ways of installation:
>
> dpkg -i <package>
> ...as outlined in the installation guide on the KDE homepage.
> All I get are loads of missing dependencies.
>
> I then searched this list and recognised the following as possible
> solutions to my problem:
>
> apt-get install kdelibs3 (suggested in
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde-0105/msg00140.html) It didn't work.
>
> apt-get install task-kde kdebase (suggested in
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde-0104/msg00059.html) It didn't work.
>
> apt-get install kdelibs3 kdebase-libs (suggested in
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde-0104/msg00060.html) It didn't work.
>
> I tried installing task-kde using dselect.
> It said there were inconsistencies and asked me to sort them out.
> I used the suggested solution (I believe dselect makes a working selection
> for you, right?)
> Something installed, but not what was needed.
> startx startkde didn't work. (In fact startkde has not been installed - it
> is nowhere on my system).
>
> Now I have reached the point where I can say only:
>
> Help!
>
> Please do not hesitate to ask for details.
>
> Best regards
> Johnny :o)
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