Ok , this is a long one. I am new to installing Debian Linux. I tried to install it by directly connecting to the ftp site using ppp . But I kept getting disconected. ( That is another story. ) So I decided to download all of the Debian files through WS_FTP in Win 95. I thought I would be able to install Debian that way, but when I started dselect and began the install phase, the program dselect returned the following message :
" Oh dear, I need to install or upgrade dpkg-perl, but I don't see the appropriate files anywhere. I'm expecting version or later as that is listed in the Packages file. Perhaps you downloaded it with an unexpected name, or something. In any case, you must find the files (s) and then either place it with the correct filenames ( as listed in the Packages file or in /var/lib/dpkg/availible ) and rerun the stallation or upgrade the package by using 'dpkg --install -auto-deconfigure' by hand. installation script returned error exit status 1 " When I downloaded the Debian files ( it took me several nights of downloading ) , I thought I had the whole thing. All of the files are located on /dev/hda7/debian of my first hard drive. Apparently not. I need to know what to do next. I am at a loss. Monte Copeland Knoxville Tn USA
