Calm down! If you want, you can use a simpler apt-get interface called console-apt - it requires a ncurses package.
Now, for dselect you'll get used to it quickly. If you want a graphical browser like Netscape, you'll have to edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add the following: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free save it and run dselect choose access, choose apt and not to overwrite the config choose update and wait until it creates a package list based on the sites listed above choose select, hit space bar on the next screen and hit / (search hotkey), so you can search for netscape type netscape and hit \ (next find hotkey) as many times you want until you find the netscape package when you find it, type + (add hotkey) and follow screen instructions to resolve dependency problems when you stop having dependency-related screens, hit Enter to return to the initial menu and select install A note: you will download all the netscape packages and also a bunch of fresh new hotfixes and updates for the system itself. Everything will reside at /var/cache/apt/archives. At the end of the installation, select the option to don't erase these installtion files and keep them for any necessary reinstallation. Sincerely, Jose Gracia Neto hzi wrote: > Good people of the community- Why on God' s green earth didn't > developers ever think of end users when they made dselect? I simply > can't understand why it doesn't accept a simple path (e.g., > /cdrom/debian/potato) to some files I burned on a CD! Is there any > easy way? Any documentation? It seems irrational that developers > didn't make it accept a simple path to files...I can't install a > browser in Debian, so here I am, using Windows... Somebody help!! > Thanks Henry -- Atenciosamente, José Gracia Neto [EMAIL PROTECTED]