Re: Installing Linux 1.3.1
> Hi friends
Hi
> I'm a beginner in the Linux World and as my first step I have installed
> Debian GNU/Linux 1.3.1 in a PC 486
> / 100 MHz through the floppy drive. My PC lacks of CD-ROM or network
> connection.
Why 1.3? You could get 2.0
Anyway
>
> $ I don't know how to use the dselect command , because when I execute
> it , it asks me for a "package" file ,
> which should be in the hard disk. How can I find those package files in
> the Linux CD ?
Try changing the access method....thats the only thing I can think of.
When you do, it will ask you for package files. I was installing my system
from HD, so I never had it either. dselect worked without me giving it the
path to it.
>
> $ How do I use the "mount" command ? I want to mount the floppy drive
> as a directory .
Make a directory , say /floppy
Then try mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
The better suggestion is for you to get mtools. It's a great little
package that does floppy work.
> $ The "man" command doesn't work . Is that an installation problem ?
> What did I do wrong?
Man is a separate package, not included in the base installation.
Download it, and if you can, install it. You are going to have a hard time
installing most of software through the floppy.....I'd suggest you get a
modem...even 28.8 will do fine. I've downloaded most of packages in the
system I have now, over 33.6 modem.
Andrei
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