On (06/12/03 00:27), Ross Boylan wrote: > Check http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianKDE > sid needs some help to install > On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 11:52:22PM +0000, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am just rebuilding Debian on my Powermac G4 having repartioned to > > install sid as the main system but with a "/" partition to run woody as a > > fallback (this is my main workstation). > > > > Both installs have worked fine (after a couple of blind alleys) and I've > > installed various packages using aptitude (for the first time - it is > > friendlier than dselect once you get used to it). For the last few > > hours I've been trying to get KDE 3.1 installed - part of the reason for > > trying sid was to avoid backporting. > > > > Both the sid and woody packages seem to be partially broken. In sid I'm > > using the official mirrors and aptitude reports that packages are > > broken. In woody I'm using http://download.kde.org and the kdebase > > package isn't downloading in full. > > If you mean it literally isn't downloading, then I'd suspect something > prosaic like their server is messed up, your connection is messed up, > or your system is messed up (e.g., disk full)! Thanks Ross
I've been around in more circles and eventually changed the sid system to sarge by changing the apt source. I now have a working KDE destop and all is fine. I think my unfamiliarity with aptitude was partially the cause - I think in retrospect I may have been trying to mix KDE2.x with 3.x .....d'oh ;) Regards Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
