Re: Using Dselect...
Even if you don't see the packages in the list, you can still install
them "by hand" using dpkg -i <xxxxxx-1.1.1.deb> (replace xxxxx1.1.1.deb
with the appropriate file name). All those packages you listed are
pretty important ones; you'll need them for various other packages, and
for recompiling your kernel or other stuff.
HTH,
David
Michael Friddell wrote:
>
> Okay, since my last post about why my install was
> crapping out with an error, I was able to find out the
> list of programs it was giving right before the error
> was the offending packages. I have trimmed out the
> ones I didn't need using Dselect but it still needs
> some (specifically: info and psmisc). Obviously, as a
> new user I would like to have info and Dselect says
> psmisc is required by proc. After more digging I found
> a group at the bottom of the Dselect list: "Removed
> and no longer available packages." This group
> contains: bin86, binutils, bison, egcc,
> electric-fence, flex, g++, gcc, gdb, kernel-headers-2,
> kernel-source-2, <b>libc6-dev</b>, libgdbmg1-dev,
> libncurses4-dev, libstdc++2.8, libstdc++2.9-dev, make,
> ncurses3.4, rcs.
>
> psmisc and info need 'make' and 'ncurses3.4' and x11
> needs 'libc6-dev'. I have browsed my
> dists/main/binary-i386 for the right .deb's and they
> appear to be there. I tried forcing a 'dpkg -i'
> install but Dselect still doesn't see them.
>
> What do I do now?
>
> ===
> Michael Friddell
> friddell@earthlink.net
>
> "Sticks and stones
> may break my bones
> but I'll still ride on them."
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