I have about 6 different i386 intel boxes that I am testing/using the unstable 2.2 version of debian on and wanted to ask the list for any help on the following:
1: On a couple of boxes, while doing an update with dselect, I keep seeing the message Cannot find termcap: Can't find a valid termcap file at /usr/lib/perl5/5.005/Term/ReadLine.pm line 305 There is a ReadLine.pmm file there. I don't see this on all boxes, and I'm not sure why this is happening/what I did! 2: I updated a couple days ago and on a couple of boxes the default keyboard map got replaced, so logging in when the update was finished was challenging. What happened/why did it happen on these two and not the others? What can cause the keyboard map to be replaced? 3: During the initial debian install, since these machines are all desktops without PCMCIA support, the installation will ask to delete the PCMCIA package (because it is not needed). If I go ahead and let the install remove the package then there will ALWAYS be problems during install. I have been saying NO to the initial remove, then after install is complete, go back into dselect and remove it. Is there a better way? 4: Is it debconf that initially prompted for the method of communicating with the user during install/configure? (for configuration issues) On one of the boxes I went ahead and tried to use the ncurses method... it is working, but I'm wondering how to change it??? 5: I am seeing conflicts with the perl versions. In the last few installs I just let all the defaults go and not try and do it myself (too many dependency issues!), but still see both 5.004 and 5.005 versions of things installed (between the base files, fake, and docs). Is there a recommended procedure for what to select? Are the mixed vesions a problem? 6: On the subject of select... I have not ever been able to see any profiles during install. I may not be calling these by the right name... but, the selection of packages prior to dselect being launched. Is this just not ready yet? Background: I am keeping a local mirror of the ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists unstable and slink directories on an NFS machine that I mount and do the installs via APT using the file:/... location method. I boot each machine via the resc1440 and root1440 disks in the disks-i386/current directory. Thanks for your time, -Craig
