apt-get install xserver-svga On Fri, Mar 24, 2000 at 07:05:04AM -0800, Michael Zielinski wrote: > I set my sources.list to: > > http://www.debian.org/~vincent/ xfree-update main > > I did an apt-get update then apt-get upgrade. Everything went fine > until I tried to run XF86Setup, this wasn't installed. I then did an > apt-get update XF86Setup and then an apt-get install XF86Setup. Once > again everything appeared fine. > > I then ran XF86Setup, when I got to the configuring the card the bottom > of the screen stated: "*** The selected server is not installed! > Please abort, install SVGA server as /usr/X11R6/XF86_SVGA and run this > program again ***" > > What should I apt-get now...XF86_SVGA? I browsed ~vincent and did not > see an entry for XF86_SVGA. I understand the overall concept of > apt-get (used to upgrade your system based on your sources.list), but I > don't fully understand the details of the how it works. For example, > my previous apt-get for XF86Setup does not appear to be in ~vincent > listing either, but it obviously is. If someone could assist me in > understanding how apt-get works/finds what it is looking for once it > gets to ~vincent I'd appreciate it. >
XF86_SVGA and XF86Setup are names of executable binaries. They are contained in packages named xserver-svga and xf86setup, respectively. > Also is there a way to apt-get the all the X files instead of having to > retrieve bits and pieces at a time? You can use dselect or aptitude to do this. -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY (RN2) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ DM42nh QRP-L #1985 SOC #77 http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
