On Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 07:57:21PM -0800, Nate Amsden wrote: > Ken Weingold wrote: > > > > On Sun, Dec 10, 2000, Nate Amsden wrote: > > > Ken Weingold wrote: > > > > > > > > I want to go into dselect now and install the system since I only have > > > > a very base system. Wasn't there some sort of categories that would > > > > install a recommended set of packages so I don't have to manually go > > > > through every package in the list? I thought I remembered categories > > > > like workstation, development system, server, etc. I've looked > > > > through the documentation but haven't see anything about it. > > > > > > apt-get install tasksel > > > > > > i believe thats what yer lookin for. > > > > Kind of, thanks. But I remember something even more general, like I > > could select Workstation, and it would install a whole bunch of > > packages that one might want, like editors, X, Internet stuff, etc. > > hmm, never heard of anything like that in debian's installation ....sure > your not thinking of redhat or mandrake or something ? >
Take a look at - http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages kent -- "In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." - Carl Sagan