Getting Dubian to work

["steve" <staranne@email.msn.com>]

I have tried three times to intstall debian 2.0.

I don't seem to have a problem once the install is complete.  The system
boots just fine.
However, I have been trying to using man to look at the various manuels for
assistance and the os reports that it can't find "man".

Also in trying to download new "packages" I have downloaded some .deb files,
for example   man-db_2_3_10-65 and manpag_1_19-1.deb.  This I have done so
as to read the manuuels.  I cannot get the os to recognise the new .deb
files either in dos or using the rawrite2 prog to copy the "images" to disk.

I cannot seem to get the system to read the floppy and load or install the
.deb files.  I have tried this with both dselect ant dpkg -i.

The directories are also not reporting their contents correctly apparently.
The prog when I do try to install tells me that the device isn't in the mtab
or fstab files.  Yet when I navigate to these files I cannot open them and
there is nothing listed as being contained in the files.

I know I am a "newbie".  It has been a pleasure to find and use another
operating system besides w95.  But despite three attempts at installation I
cannot seem to be getting the system ot work properly.

I hope I have ezplained my problems clearly but if not please ask me
questions as I would like to make full use of debian and maybe learn enough
to help someone else.

Please help if you can  email  staranne@msn.com