Re: Debian Installation Problem
>> "SDS" == Stefan D Schwarz <eavy@earthling.net> writes:
SDS> Afterwards "dselect" came up and I had to exit it. Now I'm sitting on my
SDS> new system without being able to install the other stuff... :-/
dselect is the debian package selection tool. But it is not the one
you can chose the preselections from. see below.
I really recommend to read the dselect HOWTO located in the directory
you found the install disk in.
SDS> I see just two options: Either I make a manual install (being a newbie,
SDS> I don't think that's a good idea, I might miss some important packages)
You can always add packages. If some package is needed, it will be
autoselected. You can't mess up with this.
SDS> I guess the Debian Installation program that lets you select the
SDS> selections is located somewhere on my system, so I simply have to start
SDS> it again and pick the proper choice this time - I've been searching for
SDS> it, couldn't find it, though...
Unfortunately, this programm deletes itself after exit :-( It is a
quick cludge, so this behaviour was considered to be best. Yes, I also
think you should be able to get back one screen in its dialogs.
I would go this way:
start dselect
1. access method
If you use a CD, /dev/hdx (for IDE, don't know SCSI) is the
blockdevice. x has to be substituted for the IDE "port". Try b-d until
it finds the CDROM.
Top level directory is /debian
when asked for contrib, non-free and local say NONE
2. update
3. select
When you get into the package list, just press RETURN to get out. It
will then install the "required" and "important" packages.
4. install
5. configure
If you had errors during install, use install / configure in a loop,
until you don't get errors anymore.
Debian is harder to install then other distribution. But it is a
system where every component fits with the others. And maintaining and
upgrading (using apt) is a breeze.
So stay along, and you will be rewarded :-)
Ciao,
Martin
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