adam wrote: > Hi, I am new to Debian (having migrate from RH). Since I am at work, I > do not have all the details of my problem with me and will have to > re-post this question if it is not specific enough. > > Essentially, I have attempted to install Slink on a Pentium machine > several times (CD set) using pretty basic defaults and cannot finish the > install successfully. For example, I recently tried using the dial-up > workstation standard install and went through the motions in deselect > (i.e. access, update, (not select), install, configure, etc.) Most of > the packages seem to install properly but a few base packages, 6 or 8, > just refused to install (configure ?) properly. > > exim and anacron (i think) are the only ones i can remember by memory. > > I'm pretty sure dselect says that some or all are required packages. > Sorry for the lack of info, but is it common that a stardard > installation have problems such as this (like i didn't select anything > when in dselect). One would think this operation should run smoothly > (and that if i was using dselect without paying attention, then there > could be problems). > > Would this affect the functioning of alien? It seemed to have install > fine but isn't fully functioning. I tried to convert some rpms (RH 6.0 > CD) but it got as far as reading them or unpacking them, but not > converting them or installing them -- each time could find a file (I > assume that within the RPM script it points to a file but i'm not sure > where). > > If someone could help me out, that would be appreciated -- if you need > me to cut and paste the actual error messages, etc. i can do this. > > thanks > > adam > tao.ca > IWW x.346625 >
I haven't seen a reply to this, so even though I'm not a reliable source, I'll mention this: in earlier versions at least (up to 2.0.34 at least), you sometimes needed to run the Configure option several times in order for the dependencies to iron themselves out (x needs y which needx z which needs x). Beyond that I'm afraid I'm not much help.
