Allen B Riddell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ABR> I'm using apt-get (with ftp.us.debian.org unstable main contrib ABR> non-free) and trying to install gnome, but nothing seems to be ABR> working.
When I installed it last night, some of the crucial pieces were still sitting in the 'Incoming' directory, waiting to be placed into the archive. Waiting another day or two to let the archive install everything would probably help. Or you can try to pick out the relevant pieces from your favorite Incoming mirror and get it to install. ABR> Assuming I'm staying with a binary distribution, is the only way ABR> to get gnome working by using RPM? Is that safe with debian, or ABR> will it screw up the wonderful world of dselect which made me ABR> convert from Redhat? I suppose you *could* use alien to convert the GNOME RPMs into Debian packages, but the official Debian packages were just released into unstable... :-) It also stands a good chance of confusing other GNOME-aware applications you might try to install. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://donut.mit.edu/dmaze/ "Hey, Doug, do you mind if I push the Emergency Booth Self-Destruct Button?" "Oh, sure, Dave, whatever...you _do_ know what that does, right?"
