Re: Installing X to Debian for a Newbie
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On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Robert Aisenberg wrote:
> I am trying to install X with great difficulty. I downloaded X from
> XFree86 and ran the setup script preinst.sh. It said that I had an A.out
> system and that my a.out binaries where not available for that release.
> What should I do.
>
Why didn't you install the Debian packages of X? It's much easier than
installing the packages distributed by XFree86, and it will satisfy the
necessary dependencies so you can install other X apps in the future. It
also makes it much easier to upgrade to a new version of X without
destroying all your old config files.
Are you familiar with installing packages via dselect? Do you have a
Debian CD-ROM, or are you installing over the Internet? Which version of
Debian are you running (the specific files you need for an X installation
differ somewhat between Debian releases).
Noah
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