> - I didn't really like the interface of dselect. It's easy to get lost in > there. Perhaps changing the background colour according to the context? > (different background colour during conflict resolution; this package > suggests this other (in blue foreground); this package conflicts > altogether (in red)). I know dselect has a terrible complicated job to > do. That's why i think it deserved a bit more polish. After all, it's > the first reall interaction a user gets with Debian.
Yes, this has been mentioned. A lot of users, such as I, don't use deselect besides the base install of a few packages. I then use ftp to download the rest and dpkg to install. dpkg is very powerful and nice :) > On the other hand: > > - I can install Slackware much more quickly than Debian, but then I have > to install extra stuff like Dosemu on my own, whereas a lot of stuff > is included with Debian. It'll take me weeks to explore the possible > packages I could install. I'm sure after running Slackware for so long it is easy to install... I can install Debian on a machine, with X, network, all configured in about an hour and a half with an ftp install. This is installing most of the packages I currently have on my system. You will find updating versions on packages a very miniscule (sp?) task, which is nice when I don't have time for a lot of maintenance. ( I work maintaining 100 SUN machines and 4,000 users so I don't have much time for play ). > - The docs appear to be quite extensive. It'll take a lot of time to sort > it all out! Yes, they do! ...plus you will find a wealth of knowledge in this group, because many of the developers read/reply directly. > A question... > > - I assume that the list of installed packages is in some file. Is it > possible to transfer this file to another PC to instruct Debian to > install the same pacakges? I often install on several PCs and this > would be a nice feature. You can find the current 'status' of packages in the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. It is a text file and is easy to understand. I don't know if I'm one to welcome you, but I'm proud of Debian, and will boast. You made the right choice! Dennis Kelly > -- > Peter Galbraith, research scientist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Maurice-Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada > P.O. Box 1000, Mont-Joli Qc, G5H 3Z4 Canada 418-775-0852 - FAX 418-775-0546 ==================================================================== + dpk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + work : 517.353.8892 + + Systems Undergrad + pager: 517.222.5875 + + Division of Engineering Computing Services + + ==================================================================== -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
