On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 08:42:03PM +1000, webmail.hce@gmail.com wrote: > I don't have a network connection, a win modem is the only one I have and I > am currently working to try compile the win modem source code. I'll have to > install kernel header files to do it. But first, I have to learn how to > install packages in Debian. Good luck with that. If you have problems start a new thread here. >> P.S. Is there a reason for using apt-get? aptitude is the recommended >> frontend and also has a nice text interface if you start it without >> options. > > I am new to Debian :-), just follow instructions from people who helped me > through the package installation. If you could give me aptitude commands > for package installation, I'll try it. The basic command-line commands are the same/similar as apt-get: Command Interactive Explanation line mode =========================================== update u (small) update package list upgrade (none) upgrade packages (do not remove or add new packages) dist-upgrade U (capital U) upgrade packages (remove or add if necessary) install + install package(s) remove - remove package(s) without config files purge _ (underscore) remove package(s) including config files g (first) (go) show scheduled actions (+,-,U, ...) g (second) perform actions Ctrl-t/F10 open menu HTH, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
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