As a person new to Linux, I'm at a loss with several problems. Realize they're probably simple to fix, but not for me. Is there a record of dselect's output during the installation so I can review the messages which Flew by??
Issues: I went the install route for Hamm instead of upgrading and found that xbase-configure wouldn't work (needed a server--first noted during the install). Thought XF86Setup would do the trick (didn't, but it ran), then "brilliantly" edited the Xserver file, then ran xbase-configure (short, no output--success??). Startx brings up a blank desktop. A click is needed to start fvwm2. Not the norm. Did I mess up somewhere? I had chosen the home user option. After the install part, I tried configure since there were several problems (auctex and a mangled gs tar file), but it failed again. Rebooted, retried, no go. Always a lot of lines about links when byte compiling auctex. Anyone have trouble like this? Also I'd like to get a good gs file. Am I correct in believing it's in the stable part of the deb. site? (More rhetorical, actually ... I expect to know before any answers come back to this ... :) How do I get smail to create [EMAIL PROTECTED] and not look for root or [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a bit afraid to use it for this reason ... If I try to get pppconfigure to use PAP and it doesn't work, then create a chatscript and it fails with a bunch of send/receives ending with a timeout problem, then try CHAP, then cycle through the choices again, are the different ways interfering with one another? Lastly, any thoughts on the best/easiest package to get mail off the net? Easier probably better than better at this time, until my understanding of things solidifies. Appreciate any help offered! I's sure to come up with others as time proceeds ... Kenward -- ----------------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't be so open-minded your brains fall out. -----------------------------------------------------------
