Re: How to connect?; install packages?

[Ed Cogburn <ecogburn@greene.xtn.net>]

Derek Saw wrote:
> 
> I've use PPPCONFIG to 'Make a new connection'.
> 
> What is the command that I need to type in order to connect to the
> Internet (via ISP) using normal phone line and also using the
> configuration I configured (from PPPCONFIG)?


	If your PPPconfig worked correctly, you should be able to dial up your
ISP with the command 'pon'.  'poff' will hangup the phone.  Use 'plog
-f' to monitor the dial up process.  Use Ctrl-C to end 'plog'.


> Are there any equivalent command that function something like "Dial-up
> Networking" in Windows'95??
> -------
> I've finished installed the core component of Debian.
> I've downloaded many packages from Internet using Win95 and save it
> all the files in the directory D:\DEBIAN (no subdirectories)
> 
> By using DSELECT,
> how can I set the ACCESS to use all the files in that directories and
> SELECT the packages I want and then INSTALL them??
>
> Or by not using DSELECT, can I use other commands to install and
> configure the packages I downloaded?
> -------


	Dselect expects a special 'Packages' file, that you don't have in your
D:\DEBIAN dir (take a look at ftp.debian.org and you will see that each
dist has a Packages file).  Do you have your dos partition mounted in
Linux, i.e. mounted under dosc?  If so, you can use 'dpkg' to install
those files.  Something like "dpkg -R /dosc/debian" should work.


-- 
Ed C.