craigw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I did a net install of woody a couple days ago, using a CD I burned
That's what I probably should have done. > I have decided that I will never again touch dselect. Not with a ten > foot pole. You couldn't pay me enough to suffer the agony and > frustration of using dselect. I suppose I feel I need to master it for use in a pinch. Maybe I'm a traditionalist. Maybe a masochist. Maybe just dense. > So anyways, finally, in answer to your question, here is the recipe that > I used which much success for installing X: > > apt-get install task-gnome-apps task-gnome-desktop task-gnome-net Yes, I can see that would pick up a few dependencies. :-) But I'm not sure I want Gnome, at least not yet. > I don't know, maybe I was just lucky. YMMV. The tools are impressive, to be sure, if a little daunting (and I think I know what I'm trying to do). Just gimme an evening to digest them all. > You might consider posting what packages you have installed, what method > you are attempting for further installation, what error messages you are > getting regarding which conflicts &/or depends, etc. Another response, suggesting dselect, went into enough detail that I think I can muddle through. If not, I'll be back with a more specific failure. Thanks much for your interest and advice. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
