On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:43:59 +0000, Lisi wrote: > On Wednesday 02 February 2011 17:15:13 Camaleón wrote: >> I don't think the main point of this thread is about "newbie" >> definition. I've only pointed out that: > > It was in origin - which is what I was sticking to. So what we were > failing to meet on was what the thread was about!
But I din't reply to anything about that. I started participating in this thread by replying to Chris, mainly for explaining the "expert" install and what that option was for. > A self avowed newbie (and the assertion appeared credible!) had asked > for help - he was the OP of this thread - and been given advice to use > an application which a newbie wouldn't have (since it is not in the > default install) to install a package that doesn't exist, since he had > said that he uses Lenny, and it isn't in Lenny. > > That is where I have been coming from throughout. A newbie who was > given what, for him, was totally inappropriate advice. Threads like this tend to fork into many small "sub-threads", where people starts talking on other things maybe not straight-related to the first OP message, that's normal. And that was my case. If I would have wanted to reply on that, I had replied to the OP directly :-) > I have no difficulty at all in agreeing with you about the capabilities > of Debian!! Just that they are inappropriate for this particular OP. > > So I hope we have reached agreement?? I am now clear that all we were > disagreeing over was the OP and therefore the purpose of the thread. :-) > > Pax?? Okay, but don't get used to it X-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.02.02.18.32...@gmail.com
