On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 01:11:30PM -0500, D. Michael McFarland wrote:
> 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.

Another frontend to try is 'aptitude'.  It's quite nice and (to me) a
lot friendlier than dselect.
Of course, you probably just want to get your system working first;)

Goodluck.

-rob

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