> from: Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 13:39:04 > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > subject: Re: apt/dpkg bug problem > > On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 01:12:19PM 0000, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > apt version 0.5.4 i386 dpkg version 1.9.21 kernel 2.2.20-idepci#1 > > libc-2.2.5-so Machine: Cpu Intel Celeron 1.7Ghz; Motherboard Columbia; > > Ram 256MB. > > > > > > Hi, Forgive my newbie problems (I did install debian some six years > > ago, but havn't needed to do anything to it, so I'm a newbie again). I > > seem to have run into the same problem on two seperate occasions. I > > can't figure it out, but here's some info so you can at least tell me > > where to look. Please. > > > > On the first occasion when running "apt-get install locales" I'm faced > > with a screen of which locales I want to install. However nothing I do > > allows me to move on. The options are changed by moving the cursor > > keys to the appropriate place and pressing the space bar. > > > > I then tried to configure X, with "dpkg-reconfigure", as I didn't > > configure X during installation. I'm using an LCD screen. I eventually > > got to a screen requesting usable resolutions. This screen works by > > moving the cursor up and down, and using the space bar to make a > > selection. This screen also did not allow me to move on. > > Stupid question: you did hit <tab> to move on to the 'ok' or 'next' or > whatever button, right? > > -rob
Thankyou, that does the trick. I was getting panicked. There is a posting on comp.os.linux.setup in which the author describes the same problem. I wrote to her, and she had given up on debian, as she couldn't get past this hurdle. I may be new but I'm not stupid. Is it possible for the help/key binding screen to be available at each stage? Or even a simple "Tab to finish" visible while in the selection mode, would do the trick. Now I've just this problem with X ... Yours Dave -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
