This is what I did to install Woody using the reiserfs boot-floppies and the broken
libpcap0 dependency. Details may not be exact, nor may they be needed; I didn't try a
clean install this morning.
I had already gotten to the point where debootstrap tried and failed to install the
base system because the PPP packages wanted a non-existant libpcap0. Here are the
steps I took:
(Switch to VC 2)
host# chroot /target umount /proc
host# rm /target/etc/localtime #I'm not sure if this is necessary,
#but it complained about this file
host# cd /target/var/cache/apt/archives
host# wget
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libp/libpcap/libpcap0_0.6.2-2_i386.deb
edit /target/usr/lib/debootstrap/scripts/woody (I don't remember if you need the
leading /target) to include libpcap0 in the required= section. I removed the ppp and
pppoe packages, because I wasn't going to use them.
switch back to VC 1 and select "Install the base system" again. It will complain that
you already have stuff installed, but go ahead anyway. The system should proceed
normally from there.
Enjoy,
F. Edward Barrett
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F. Edward Barrett
Network Specialist
Traverse Area District Library
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