begin Jay Strauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > begin Jay Strauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I just installed debian (again and again...). > > > > why would you install it more than once? > > When I installed from cd (an old one) X didn't work, when I did it from the > net it works (but I may have chose different setting) > i was afraid of an answer like that. you gotta get out of the microsoft mindset. i know it's hard to change habits after y number of years. but honestly, reinstalling debian because X didn't work is ridiculous. it's like getting a scratch on your thumb and cutting off your thumb in hopes that a new one grows back. :)
> > > I was reading about dselect, > > > but its not on my system, > > > > hard to believe. i hope this isn't an insulting question, but what > > makes you think it's not on your system? > > > > :) I thought you meant my question was insulting. > When I'd type "dselect", I'd get command not found. > > I rebooted (after installing perl (unstable)) and now it's there, I don't > get it > > > > I did a apt-cache search dselect but there is no > > > package called that. > > > > sounds like you should read www.dirac.org/linux/debian. > > > > Going to read it now > > > satan# dpkg -S dselect > > dpkg: /usr/bin/dselect > > dpkg: /usr/share/man/sv/man8/dselect.8.gz > > perl: /usr/bin/podselect > > perl: /usr/share/man/man1/podselect.1.gz > > dpkg: /usr/share/man/man8/dselect.8.gz > > base-config: /usr/lib/base-config/60dselect > > dpkg: /usr/share/man/ja/man8/dselect.8.gz > > dpkg: /etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg > > > > dselect is provided by dpkg. if THAT'S not on your system, well, you > > must have burned suse on your debian disks by accident. > > > > i'd recommend against using dselect anyhow. dpkt/apt are a good combo. > > I'll use apt, but how do I find out which tree (stable, testing, unstable) > dist a specific version of software exists? For example I wanted to install > Perl 5.6.1. So I had to add the unstable to my sources.list, then update, > then search: apt-cache search Perl-5., install, remove unstable, update. > I'm sure there's a better way. dpkg -p will tell you this. it's on that URL i posted, along with alot of other groovy information on the debian packaging system. pete _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
