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Re: getting the gnome



Georg Koss wrote:

> On Sun, May 27, 2001 at 05:44:15PM +0200, Michel D?nzer wrote:
> > Georg Koss wrote:
> >
> > > I'd like to get the gnome with woody. If I try with dselect I can't find
> > > the task-gnome stuff. So how to do?
> >
> > apt-cache search task-gnome
> There was no answer
> >
> > apt-get install task-gnome-desktop (at least)
> gave:
> Package task-gnome has no available version, but exists in the database. This typically means that the package was mentioned in a dependency and never uploaded, has been obsoleted or is not available with the contents of sources.list
> E: Package sources list has no installation candidate.

Right, task-gnome-desktop isn't in woody.

Either get it from unstable (you don't have to go there all the way) or try
apt-get install gnome-{applets,control-center,panel,session,terminal} sawfish
and add stuff as you like from there.


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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)    \   Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS student, Free Software enthusiast   \        XFree86 and DRI project member



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