thanks thats a great tip! i've tried re-installing several times and actually got the system to install all 3 options i.e. debian desktop environment, xfce, and system utilities
unfortunately when I rebooted the screen eventuallty went blank, presumably when X was started - trying again to install base system and use apt-get to install exactly what i need, but not sure if my display will ever work - maybe time for a new thread on that jonny On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 7:57 PM, <h...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Dear Jonni, > > It should be as straightforward as > # apt-get install xfce4 > apt (and its cousin, aptitude) handles all dependencies automatically. > > Ordinarily, the CD is excluded as a package source during the install - > presumably, you want to use the CD to listen to CDs or watch DVDs or what > have you after you've installed debian. To include it, you would have to > both uncomment the cdrom line in /etc/apt/sources.list and then run > # apt-get update > to let the package system scan it. > > > > > > On 19/06/15 03:58 PM, Jonni O'Gorman wrote: > >> HI, >> >> using debian-8.1.0-powerpc-xfce-CD-1.iso >> >> I managed to get debian 8.1 installed on macG5 today after 3 attempts - >> 1) I ran into a problem the first time round when trying to install more >> software - I chose all 3 options provided by the installer ie.Debian >> Destop >> environment, xfce and system utilities - half way through it ran into a >> problem reading from the disk so I had to reboot >> 2) I entered rescue at the boot prompt and started form there but there >> was >> obviously a fault with the CD so I burned a new copy, got the base system >> installed, installed yaboot and rebooted but my username/passwords didn't >> work so again I rebooted >> 3) I entered install again at the boot prompt and installed the base >> system >> -skipped installing any extra software, installed yaboot and now I have a >> working base system >> >> I'd like to install xfce which is on the CD >> >> how can I easily intall packages from the CD, dpkg? what about >> dependencies? >> >> jonny >> >> -- jogideas.com
