Re: Installing Debian Woody base on an Oldworld Mac.

2006-04-22 Thread Peter Rooney
Peter, yes, this is familiar. `libpcre' was my problematic package with old-world woody (7600). i had to re-start the package downloads 4-6 times on average. i even put a note to this effect in my installation log somewhere ("log every action taken as root " && "installation counts as a roo

Installing Debian Woody base on an Oldworld Mac.

2006-04-22 Thread petereasthope
The Woody, diskette based, PPC installer works well up to "Install the Base System" via the network. I used the default source. http://http.us.debian.org/debian Several files are delivered; then a snag with a report such as, "Couldn't download libgdbmg1". In another attempt, "Couldn't downlo