Re: the install
On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 09:18:31AM -0700, Moe wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Does the debian install a two pieces? Meaning does
> the complete install require a second piece after you
> do an initial install? I did an install onto my sparc
> but cant ftp, telnet, startx, finger, etc....
Known problem, "chmod 755 /" should fix it. I'll have it fixed soon.
> I know that RH uses linuxconf for configuration, not
> sure about debian.
Debian has debconf. man dpkg-reconfigure.
> I noticed some files *.deb, how do I install them?
> Is this a type of zip file?
You can use dpkg, but the preferable way is to continue using apt-get.
Read the man page for more details. A quick example:
apt-get install telnetd
Ben
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