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Re: Installation help required



Austanners Wet Blue Pty Ltd wrote:
> 
> I am trying to install packages from a floppy/s using dselect

	Floppies are to painful!  If you are able to, get a CD!

	This is from http://www.debian.org./distrib/vendors.html:

AUSTRALIA
  
                Vendor: LSL Australia
        URL: http://www.lsl.com.au/[26]
<snip>
        email: sales@lsl.com.au[27]
   ___________________________________
                Vendor: Tyse.Net
        URL: http://www.tyse.net/[28]
<snip>
        email: sales-queries@tyse.net[29]


> /var/lib/dpkg/methods/mount/packages/ does not exist

	Is seems you chose to install from an already mounted filesystem but
forgot to mount your floppy before activating dselect.  Choose
"floppies" in the Access menu (I do not remember if it's still
available), or copy the files to disk and then install from there.  This
last option is *far* more reliable!


> or just general advice on installation (x window etc)

	It's difficult to give general advice... please forward to the list
precise questions!

	Anyway, *before* starting the installation of X, get all the
information you can about your card (chipset, memory, exact model) and
monitor (frequencies).  Then install the xbase package, plus the X
server corresponding to your card.  And be patient.

	Hope we can help...

-- 
Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra
Amdocs Brasil Ltda


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