Hi, I've installed the "Hamm" (=2.0) distribution of Debian Linux from CD, and I intended from the start to install KDE as quickly as I could, but Debian has since gone to "Slink" (=2.1).
On the Hamm CDs, the "Qt" library required by KDE is not included for licensing reasons. However, the Troll Tech website claims the newer versions of Qt are "free" software, apparently resolving previous licensing conflicts. (?) The Qt library debian package _is_ on the FTP site, but unfortunately, when I try to update the package from there using dselect, I get a cascade of dependencies -- basically dselect wants to upgrade my whole system to the Slink distribution. This would be okay, except for the downtime. I'd prefer to get the "Slink" CDs, but will the Qt library be on them? I have little time to work with this computer, and I fear that if I get Slink, "Potato" will be out before I get the Qt package, and I'll be back where I started. :) Also, can you get dselect to _downgrade_ your packages? I've now got some kind of mixture of Hamm and Slink packages on this system, and I'm not sure how stable that is. I wish dselect gave you a little more control, but I haven't quite figured out how to do everything with dpkg. Would appreciate any help at all, thanks! Terry Hancock [EMAIL PROTECTED]