Re: older deb packages

[Bob Nielsen <nielsen@primenet.com>]

Slink is libc6 (with support for libc5 available).  1.2.0 is libc5
(possibly some libc4, I forget).  I'd recommend you either use ftp or
get a more recent CD.  I also recommend you use the apt method with
dselect (which supports both ftp and http).

Bob

On Tue, Jul 27, 1999 at 12:43:25AM -0400, Paul Nesbit wrote:
>     I 've just recently installed (from scratch) the most recent stable
> version of Debian (slink).  I ftp'd the files necessary to my win box,
> and installed from hard disk.  My question is:  I have a distribution on
> CD (Debian/GNU Linux 1.2.0).  After installing the base, I've used
> dselect with this CD.  Is this a bad idea?
>     I've been unable to successfully install the man utility.  I have a
> ppp connection working (a fairly slow connection), am I better off using
> dselect with ftp?
> 
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> Paul Nesbit
> Algonquin College
> Computing Science / Computer Technology
> 
> 
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