Will this be a problem if I downloaded all the packages and the install directly to my hard drive? I install from a DOS partition. I should then get the new FTP and telnet packages, correct? I can use dselect to choose these off of my hard drive DOS partition. I just recently put debian on my system, but I don't have any packages installed yet. I have been toying with RedHat, but I can't get the boot disk to be created, but Debian worked great in that respect. So I am going to use Debian. To reiterate, my question is, will I have telnet and ftp capability when I install all of the packages from my hard drive.
Tom Veldhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Dale Scheetz wrote: > On Sun, 5 Jan 1997, Kendrick Myatt wrote: > > > Okay, here is what I have learned... > > > > The Debian 1.2 Disk release version is broken. > > There is no ftp or dpkg-ftp program installed to your machine if you get all > > the Disks and do a fresh install. Basically you are screwed :( > > Dselect will not work because there is no ftp. > > Well, you are partially correct. There is no ftp client on the base disks. > However, dpkg-ftp IS provided on the base system and dselect's ftp method > should work. > Netbase and ppp are also on the disk so you should be able to establish a > ppp connection or work through an ethernet card to use dselect's ftp > method. > I am looking into the problem more, to see if at least ftp and telnet can > be added. > > > Nobody understands what the problem is because everybody upgraded from a > > previous version, so they already had all the files they needed. > > > Truely this is a fresh installation problem only. Upgrades will have no > problems with this issue. > > > I post this in order to save others in the same boat all the frustration and > > headaches I have gone through in wanting to get Debian. Many thanks to > > everyone who wrote me personally and helped me figure all this out! :) > > > > I see that there is a Debian 1.2.1 on the site now, so I am going to give it > > a try. I assume that I griped enough, then :) > > > I didn't see any of this until I had already uploaded the 1997-01-06 disk > set. It DOES have dpkg-ftp on it, but not netstd (with ftp and telnet). > Something should be resolved for this by 1.2.2. > > > If not, where can I get 1.1? Apparently it worked from disks on a clean > > install. > > I can sell you a 1.1.13 gold CD if you are really interested. > > > > > Also, is there another list I need to be on to get announcements about new > > releases / fixes, etc? I would not have known about 1.2.1 if I hadn't > > noticed it while looking for 1.1 disks... > > > Debian-announce is where the "general" announcements go, such as releases. > Debian-devel-changes carries notices of package upgrades/fixes. > > Sign up by sending a subscribe message to > <list-name>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Luck, > > Dwarf > > ------------ -------------- > > aka Dale Scheetz Phone: 1 (904) 656-9769 > Flexible Software 11000 McCrackin Road > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tallahassee, FL 32308 > > ------------ If you don't see what you want, just ask -------------- > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]