What are the packages to install for Gnome on woody? On my woody system, I did apt-get install x-window-system, but twm just isn't my type :-)
I've seen that there are several packages (gnome-base or something, etc) that look like you would need to install, but is there an easier way (a la apt-get install task-gnome)? Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: Joe Biron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 6:10 AM To: 'Anand S' Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: potato or woody or testing or arrgghghg Uh boy. So how to I rectify this? I do have several packages that are not installing correctly, such as libgnomeprint-data and other packages that are in its depends tree. Should I remove the Ximian sources from my sources.list and then "apt-get remove" each gnome package? If I do a dist-upgrade after that, will I get the Woody-compatible gnome? Thanks, Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Anand S [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:47 AM > To: Joe Biron > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: potato or woody or testing or arrgghghg > > > On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 09:37:45PM -0400, Joe Biron wrote: > > Could someone point a newbie to an explanation of the > Debian release > > universe? A friend explained it to me as "Woody is the > newest... you > > want Woody". Well, is Potato then the "stable" and Woody the > > "testing"? My \etc\apt\sources.list is > > > > #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free > > #deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US > main contrib > > non-free #deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates > main contrib > > non-free #deb http://debian.yorku.ca/debian/non-US stable > main contrib > > non-free > > > > # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function to work > #deb-src > > http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib > non-free #deb-src > > http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable non-US > > > > # added for Ximian gnome > > deb http://red-carpet.ximian.com/debian stable main > > > > # added for woody update > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib > > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US testing/non-US > main contrib > > non-free > > > > Now, I'm not just a Debian newbie, I'm sort of a Linux > intermediabie, > > and as I edited sources.list, I had no clue as to what I was doing, > > but nevertheless, I seem to have the latest versions of > Debian (3.0?) > > and GNOME, after hours of playing with apt-get. So I'm > happy for now, > > but I need some background. > > > > Thanks. > > Don't use Ximian gnome with woody. Ximian gnome was designed > to work with potato, not woody. Since you are using MS > Outlook Express, a similar analogy in the Windows world would > be downloading software for windows 95 and expecting it to > work perfectly with windows 98. It may not happen in all cases. > > Debian has it's own gnome packages, and you should use those. > Ximian gnome is postively disastrous for a Woody system. > > Hope this helps, > Andy > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
