On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 05:52:30PM -0500, H. S. wrote: > I am new to Debian, and during installation it asks if you want to use > two package installers, I used the first one and not the second one. The > second one, I think it is dpkg, is waaaaay too tedious for a first timer.
That's dselect; dpkg is something you can't avoid using, even if it's wrapped up in other tools. Some of us like dselect, actually. :) I think the sarge installer offers aptitude, which is reputed to be rather better. Haven't got round to trying it myself. > I wish you all the luck in the world during installation :) Once you > have it installed, it is not that bad, actually it is pretty nice. BTW, > if only Debian had a better installer, a HUGE bunch of Redhat users > would now be using Debian. There are always "if only"s, unfortunately ... Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]