apt- and dselect
I haven't been able to get apt- and dselect to finish the
'update' phase when I try to download and install packages
from the sites recommended for deb packages but they work
ok when they're used with Debian CD's.
I don't think it is a modem problem because email and web
browsing work fine on Debian's Mozilla.
I have successfully downloaded a deb package (no 'required'
packages) as an ordinary file with Windows98, burned it on a
CD, and run the CD on Debian with apt and was able to
install the package--a tedious process. (I haven't yet
gotten to the point where I can burn CD's on Debian.)
apt and dselect seem to start 'update' OK and and appear to
find some files but in a short time, an error notice shows
up, (error 1, error2, 404 and the like) and the 'update'
stops.
Where can I find the information about the meanings of these
error codes?
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Perhaps off track but related.........
Am I mistaken in my understanding that when a deb package
is downloaded/installed with apt- commands, its 'required'
support packages are automatically included or is it
necessary to get them separately first? How about
'recommended' support packages?
Isn't this somewhat similar to what dselect does, only
better?
Alex
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