Re: [SLUG] Debian

From: Scott PIper (piper@ij.net)
Date: Wed Dec 28 2005 - 11:35:19 EST


SOTL wrote:

>On Wednesday 28 December 2005 10:27 am, Levi Bard wrote:
>
>
>>>Choose Software to install = Manual Package Selection
>>>
>>>Question:
>>>When and how does one get to choose packages for as one can see by the
>>>above NO package selection was ever made.
>>>
>>>
>>When you choose "manual package selection" , it expects you to be able
>>to install packages manually. You can `apt-get install kde` (or gnome
>>or enlightenment or whatever), or choose the other option next time
>>;-)
>>
>>--
>>Debianista!
>>http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
>>
>>
>>
>I was expecting to get a list of packages that one could choose from with that
>selection.
>
>Previous time I chose Debian Desktop Selection and got exactly the same
>results the command line.
>
>Do you have any suggestion as to what one should choose. There are others
>besides these 2 including MySQL server, Apache server, and ftp server to
>recall a few of the ones I did not choose.
>
>Thanks
>SOTL
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try dselect or aptitude and you will have many choices.

scott

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