Dear List, My aim is to get Debian Unstable (Sarge?) on my computer. I cannot get hold of the Sarge installation CD's. However, I have high speed access to the APT archive (~2 MBps) at ftp.iitm.ac.in.
I tried the network install using floppies, but my hard disk was not detected. So, I stopped trying. I then got hold of Knoppix 3.3, and installed it onto my hard disk. X was not working, but after running xf86config and putting the entering settings, I could use X. Networking was also fine. So, what I did to get to Debian unstable is, to change my /etc/apt/sources.list to point to ftp.iitm.ac.in, and run apt-get update followed by apt-get -t unstable dist-upgrade. Some 5 packages (one of which is hdparm), was not found. So, I tried apt-get -t unstable dist-upgrade --fix-missing. It then went on for some time, and while installing kdelibs, complained of a conflict with openoffice-de-en. So, I removed openoffice-de-en and resumed this process. Finally, once it ended, I restarted my computer, to find that many things which are not necessary for me, like apache, squid, yp etc. are starting up, but X is not working. So, I manually removed these packages using dpkr -r. On the next restart, I ran xf86config again, and this time, X started, but there was no display manager. I then did apt-get -t unstable kdm followed by /etc/init.d/kdm start, but KDM crashes whenever I try to log in. So, I have given up on this attempt. Is there any other way (besides CDs) to get Debian unstable? I mean, for example, using Knoppix and buidling upon it? If so, what are the correct APT commands? Thanks. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah <ee03b091 <at> ee.iitm.ac.in> Website: http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/~ee03b091 Address: Kumar Appaiah 129, Jamuna Hostel Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600036 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
