Thanks James! - A few follow ups: --- "James A. Treacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 01:52:59AM -0700, tluxt wrote: > > What is the way to properly install X (to prepare for KDE) on a Woody > > system today? > > > 2. apt-get update && apt-get install x-window-system
Tasksel is broken under woody, I found. It won't install any X option - basic or complete. What specifically should go in place of "x-window-system" above? (I looked on http://packages.debian.org/testing/x11/ , but - Wow! Too much raw data!) What commands does one use to get what tasksel refers to as the most comprehensive set of packages for the X install? > > If I do _not_ want to wait for it to move from unstable to testing, > > what do I do? > wait, grab the packages from unstable, or move to unstable. If the packages have not yet migrated to woody, but I wish to try them anyway on woody, how can I find out myself (without being told) what packages I'd need to get from unstable to do the X install? what's the/a good way to dl all those needed X packages from unstable? apt-get -d ...... ? (And, how do I tell it to get from Un, not Te?) > > Can I just dl the 4.1.0-4 deb and force it to install? > > How? > > > Use dpkg -i. See man dpkg for details. > > > Or, would I be better off getting the 4.1.0-3 instaalled? > > If so, how would I do that? > > > Read the debian-x mailing list archives, or ask there. Ok, debian-x readers - any suggestions? > > Wouldn't it be a great idea to put some notes about the status > > of the highly important packages (like X) on the Woody install page: > > http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/ > > so that people wanting to try woody wouldn't have to search through > > the mail lists for important info like this? This is an example of how the Debian Testing page http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/ is way behind on providing essential info about the current issues in getting a testing system up & running. :( I know this is a volunteer organization. I'd like to encourage someone who is able to spend .5 or 1 hour to write a quick "Installing debian testing HowTo" or FAQ that would enable people to avoid having to search the lists & docs for hours on end for info about how to just get a basic X system up on Woody! I think such a document would be a big help in speeding up the development of Debian testing! Also, is the debian-testing list broken? I sent the original message in this thread to that list, but the mailing list page http://lists.debian.org/devel.html lists no messages there later than April! :( Thanks for everyones' great work! :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com
