Re: Dselect - a difficult beast to tame
Calm down! If you want, you can use a simpler apt-get interface called
console-apt - it requires a ncurses package.
Now, for dselect you'll get used to it quickly.
If you want a graphical browser like Netscape, you'll have to edit
/etc/apt/sources.list and add the following:
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib
non-free
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main
contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib
non-free
save it and run dselect
choose access, choose apt and not to overwrite the config
choose update and wait until it creates a package list based on the
sites listed above
choose select, hit space bar on the next screen and hit / (search
hotkey), so you can search for netscape
type netscape and hit \ (next find hotkey) as many times you want until
you find the netscape package
when you find it, type + (add hotkey) and follow screen instructions to
resolve dependency problems
when you stop having dependency-related screens, hit Enter to return to
the initial menu and select install
A note: you will download all the netscape packages and also a bunch of
fresh new hotfixes and updates for the system itself. Everything will
reside at /var/cache/apt/archives. At the end of the installation,
select the option to don't erase these installtion files and keep them
for any necessary reinstallation.
Sincerely,
Jose Gracia Neto
hzi wrote:
> Good people of the community- Why on God' s green earth didn't
> developers ever think of end users when they made dselect? I simply
> can't understand why it doesn't accept a simple path (e.g.,
> /cdrom/debian/potato) to some files I burned on a CD! Is there any
> easy way? Any documentation? It seems irrational that developers
> didn't make it accept a simple path to files...I can't install a
> browser in Debian, so here I am, using Windows... Somebody help!!
> Thanks Henry
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Atenciosamente,
José Gracia Neto
zegracia@ruralrj.com.br
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