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> Second: I recently did a clean install of Debian 2.0.34 (not an upgrade),
> mistakenly believing this to be the current stable release. I've since
> become convinced that Deb2.x ("hamm") is still the unstable version.
> Nevertheless, I'd like to stick with it, since the comments I've read on
> the web seem to indicate that it's got some nice features.
Stick with "hamm" it is very stable in my opinion and it should be
released as final soon.
> I've reinstalled several times, and everytime I run dselect something
> breaks and I wind up getting frustrated and wiping the drive and starting
> over. Recently I found some clues to my problem; apparently Deb2 uses a
> library version 6, whereas Deb < 2 uses a library version 5, and the two
> don't get along.
Where does the install go wrong? Is it the same place every time? What
error messages do you get? You mentioned that you are doing a fresh
install so you should *not* have to run the autoup.sh script.
> I've found some instructions (which are really above my head) for upgrading
> from <2 to 2, but I'm not doing an upgrade; I'm doing a clean (new)
> install. Do I still need to follow these instructions for upgrading
> (running autoup.sh, etc), or does my clean install already have all the
> upgrade stuff in place?
No. If you installed hamm from scratch an upgrade isn't necessary.
> If I try to run dselect (via FTP over direct ethernet connection), I "know"
> my system will break again. I've read references to apt-get as being a
> replacement for dselect, but I can't find much information on it. I did
> find a place that I thought allowed me to download apt-get, but once I got
> it on my box, I tried running it like the web page said, but my box
> reported "command not found"; I then chmod'd the file to 777 so I had full
> permissions, but again, "command not found". Did I not download apt-get, or
> am I doing something wrong? Will it allow me to get the man command, X
> Windows, etc, without breaking things, or am I just as well off with dselect?
If you get through the basic install( i.e. the 7-8floppies or
base2.0.tar.gz) then you should let us know what exactly dselect is
compaining about.
> Third: Why doesn't the less command work? It reports "bash: less: command
> not found".
If I remember correctly "less" is not included on the base-install disks.
> Fourth: How do I set up my Debian 2.x system so I can telnet into it from
> other computers?
Can you ping other computers? Are your routes right? Are you you static
or dynamic IP's? Does your ethernet card show up if you read through
"dmesg |more"?
If you can give a little more detail we can assist you with greater
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-Ian
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