-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 08:26:47PM +1000, Robert S wrote: > I've just tried to install xorg using > > # apt-get install xserver-xorg > > I get prompted to install a huge number of input and video drivers (see > below). > > I want this to be a minimal installation. Is there any way of > avoiding installing all of these drivers? > > # apt-get install xserver-xorg > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > <etc> > xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev > xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-mouse > xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-wacom > xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm > xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati > xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus > xserver-xorg-video-cyrix > xserver-xorg-video-dummy xserver-xorg-video-fbdev > xserver-xorg-video-glint xserver-xorg-video-i128 > xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-i810 > xserver-xorg-video-imstt xserver-xorg-video-mga > xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-newport > xserver-xorg-video-nsc xserver-xorg-video-nv > xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3 > xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage > <etc> no problem doing that... i havent installed all too (because i dont see point in my nb where it's unlikly that the hw changes... if you install using aptitude... just remove -all packages and by hand mark the input and video drivers you need
using apt-get it should do if you just manually add the video and input drivers to the list of packages to install...then it should see that the deps are fullfilled and not try to install the -all debs yours albert - -- Albert Dengg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFCUR/hrtSwvbWj0kRAlxiAJ9kM0adQqRSzftgN+6CtiLIUSeymwCfQS8t EqoSu+5tuqCahwWYJgh3F/k= =Knrq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
