Re: URGENT hamm install help needed
If the size of your installed system is 400Mb, the disk space required is
400Mb + space for the .deb files + working space. You can delete the .deb
files after they are installed (dselect does this for you). So
downloading fewer packages might help you.
Here is the approach that I use: I divide my installation into parts:
emacs, tetex, X, and everything else. I do my installation in phases,
starting with 'everythging else'.
Unless you have deleted them, the .deb that dselect downloaded for you are
in /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/debian/dists/frozen/main/binary-i386
If you feel adventurous, you could try deleting stuff that you dont need
to install right away (say stuff in x11, tex, and editors) to give
yourself some working room. Then install some other packages by hand
using dpkg -i nameofpackage.deb. Delete any .deb files that you
successfully install by hand. Once you feel that you have deleted enough
.deb files (one way or another), give dselect another shot at it. dselect
will know which packages were installed with dpkg and will not try to
download them again.
I think libg++ is obsolete. If you have the replacement (libstdc++ or
something I think) you may not need libg++.
Mike
On Mon, 6 Jul 1998, Ivan wrote:
>
> Being a home user at the moment I selected the home user download option (
> ~404Mb ), chose ftp as the install method, upgraded packages, bypassed
> selection (as suggested) and went straight to install.
>
> As i'm on a time-limited ISP the download was interrupted several time but
> seemed to complete OK ( in about 8 hours @ 33,3K )
>
> The configuration phase failed completely - apparently most of the
> applications are seeking libg++.so.27 & libc5 and bitching about not
> finding them. Also had dependancy and conflict problems - probably caused
> by an earlier package failing to install ???
>
> I also got complaints about the device being full - on an 800Mb partition
> am I running out of room ???
>
> On the assumption that I messed something up - 8 hours later I had download
> the whole lot again - and got the same problem (and, in the middle of the
> night, didn't think to write down every one of the million+ errors - even
> dselect gave up on me and sulked !)
>
> It seems almost as if the default selection for dselect by choosing the
> home user option is to load everything !
>
> On the second installation, noting the problems, I chose 'select' from the
> dselect menu, didn't do anything and went back to the menu - no dependancy
> or conflict problems were pointed out.
>
> 1. <truly stupid question deleted>
>
> 2. Do i need to manually select packages to get libg++ and libc5?
>
> 3. Maybe I should stick to bo (but, if hamm is going stable at "any minute
> now" would I gain anything ? would I lose much ?)
>
> 4. There seems to be as many problems using autoup (gauging by this list)
> so I have discounted installing bo for the sole purpose of upgrading to hamm
>
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