Re: Installation-problem
On Mon, 5 Aug 1996 OlliR@aol.com wrote:
> Hello
>
> I'm a new user of the Linux-system especially Debian-Linux. I recieved a CD
> from you from July.
> I've got a problem if a want to install other programs on my system:
> I already installed the base-system and that's all. Now I want to install
> X11, but if I start 'dselect` and say, that I want to install from CD the
> program doesn't find a path on CD. The program want to know the top level of
> the Debian system. If I enter a path (for example: /contrib), the program
> says that the directory `/contrib/stable/binary-i386' doesn't exists. So I
> look on the CD and there's no directory called `.../stable/...'. What have I
> done wrong or what's wrong with the program/CD?
> Is there another way to install other programs (like the (Win-)DOS-emulator
> or editors...)
You need to specify the path as:
/YourCDMountPoint/contrib
for the contrib sections. You might also want the updates directory:
/YourCDMountPoint/updates
Luck,
Dwarf
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