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Re: I'm happy !!



On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 10:08:27AM +0200, Lorenzo De Vito wrote:
> I'm happy to say you that I've installed DebianPPC and now I'm a new Debian
> user !!
> The system boot well from Yaboot, I've changed path in the bootstrap
> partition, the previously was /boot/vmlinux, to /vmlinux and Debian boot
> fine.

just maintain /etc/yaboot.conf and rerun ybin.  

> I've some troubles:
>  - The X don't recognize my mouse (USB Logitech), while booting is
> recognised.

probably need to either fix the /dev/mouse symlink (so it points to
/dev/input/mice) or point X at /dev/input/mice.  protocol is IMPS/2.  

> - How can I set X, there is a X manager ?

yes several:

emacs
jed
vi
vim
joe
nano

> - The system don't recognise my video card (ati 128), I've a G3 (B&W)
> 350mhz, so it start X with a bad resolution.

with potato you need to use the FBDev server, this works on my blue
g3.  

> - The complete installation of packages is done only from disk one while
> I've other two disk that I suppose contain other packages, how can I install
> other packages ? There is a tool for fast install or I must install one
> package with rpm and see all dependences ?

LOL

apt-get install foo

apt-get is your deliverance from damnation.  no more shall you live in
the abyss of rpm.  

also useful are:

apt-cache search foo
apt-cache show foo

a few command equivilents:

rpm -q foo ==> dpkg -s foo
rpm -qf /usr/bin/foo ==> dpkg -S /usr/bin/foo
rpm -ql foo ==> dpkg -L foo

> - I would like install KDE, is possible ?

yes, add:

deb http://kde.tdyc.com potato main crypto

to /etc/apt/sources.list and run

apt-get update
apt-get install task-kde

which will install everything kde related.  last i checked this repo
has powerpc packages.  the debian kde maintainer maintains it so its
done very well unlike ximian.  

> Thank you to Ethan Benson who have permitted me to know this wonderful
> operating system.

no problem.  

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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