Re: Debian Newbie problems.

[paul <paul@cvanet.com>]

> Hi,
> 
> I have the following problems on installing debian 2.0 from a single cdrom
> of "cheapbyte official binary". 
> 
> 1. Sometimes when I shutdown using cntrl-alt-delete, my machine sometimes
> hangs with the last line saying
> 
> Shutting down cron.
> 
> I have tried changing the ctrl-alt-delete command to /sbin/shutdown. But
> no use. Sometimes hangs and sometime OK. I saw this on two debian
> machines. On somemachines no such problem. On all machines the
> installation was from the same cd.
> 
> 2. How to get the spice program in debian version. (Spice is the
> electronics circuit analysis program readily available in redhat rpm
> format). I installed spice*.rpm in debian using the alien command, but it
> didnot run due to library mismatches. I dont know how to identify the
> libraries needed for installing some rpms.
> 
> 3. I couldnot find netscape in the debian cd I am using. What is the best
> source for buying debian cds from so that I get almost everything I need
> to put on a networked workstation having internet access. I have heard of
> infomagic debian. I have no idea about it. 
> 
use apt-get, or choose apt under method menu in dselect, and download over the internet.  Netscape is not in "main" but there is an install package (netscape4) that will give you instructions on where to get the .tar.gz file and what to do with it.

-ptw