Re: Thanks/X11
On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, KTB wrote:
> First I'd like to thank all those who helped me with the base
> instillation! I would now like to install X11 but when I am in dselect
> and have highlighted xbase and then try to install I get a message:
> dselect: unable to open/create access method lockfile: Permission
> denied. How do I get past this? The file has the "*" beside it but it
> hasn't been installed yet.
Just a first guess; your running dselect as a normal user instead of as
root.
>
> Also looking at the description of xbase in dselect it said that
> xcontrib was a more complete package. Does this mean I don't need xbase
> and could start with xcontrib?
> Thanks,
> Kent
Can't even guess at this one.
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