On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 09:18:31AM -0700, Moe wrote: > Hi All, > > Does the debian install a two pieces? Meaning does > the complete install require a second piece after you > do an initial install? I did an install onto my sparc > but cant ftp, telnet, startx, finger, etc....
Known problem, "chmod 755 /" should fix it. I'll have it fixed soon. > I know that RH uses linuxconf for configuration, not > sure about debian. Debian has debconf. man dpkg-reconfigure. > I noticed some files *.deb, how do I install them? > Is this a type of zip file? You can use dpkg, but the preferable way is to continue using apt-get. Read the man page for more details. A quick example: apt-get install telnetd Ben -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'

