Re: Upgrading to testing
"Valter G. Nogueira Jr." <valter@intersic.com.br> writes:
> I am trying to use sarge.
...
> 2. apt-cdrom add (sarge cds)
...
> Now I want to make gnome my desktop but I am not sure about what package
> should I install.
>
> In order to get it, I tried to install several packages but I get nothing
...
> After installed gdm I couldn't log anymore since root can't log there.
So you are aware that sarge hasn't been released, is probably a fair
way from being released, changes daily, and has known periodic issues
with dependencies, right? I'd really strongly suggest starting off
with a Debian stable system and learning how it works before trying to
jump off the cliff into testing.
But:
> To do so I followed these steps
>
> 1. Installed woody
> 2. apt-cdrom add (sarge cds)
> 3. apt-get update
> 4. apt-get upgrade
You probably want 'dist-upgrade'. Even better, you probably want to
use aptitude, so you can actually see what's going on, and have a shot
at resolving any conflicts that might come up in the upgrade process.
> 5. apt-get install x-window-system
Just fine for what it does. You might run 'apt-cache show
x-window-system' to see what exactly that is.
> Now I want to make gnome my desktop but I am not sure about what package
> should I install.
Make sure the 'tasksel' package is installed. In aptitude, select
"Tasks", "End-User", "Desktop Environment" to get some idea of the
sort of packages you might be interested in having.
> In order to get it, I tried to install several packages but I get
> nothing
This strategy feels like the blind guy trying to solve a Rubik's Cube
from <UHF>. :-)
> After installed gdm I couldn't log anymore since root can't log
> there.
You have a normal user account, right? And you're using that for
everything, right? So you should be able to log in using gdm just
fine, start up an xterm from there, and su to root if you really need
to install packages.
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