Mending a broken Package

Hi- Whenever I use dpkg to install anything, right after it says reading database... I get an error saying that xservers-vga16 is broken. How do I fix it? Thank you, -James

Problems with dpkg

Hi- Whenever I use dpkg, while it is checking the package databse it always says: Files list for package xserver-vga16 missing assuming package has no files currently installed This is the file I want to install so I have a problem. Thank you, -James

Stupid Question

Hi- I was wondering how I could view a text file like dos's type filename Thanky you, -James

DPKG PROBLEM, PLEASE HELP!!

Hi- When I use dpkg I get an error when it checks the database saying: Files list for xserver-vga16 missing assumeing package has no files currently installed! The file I want to install is that server. Thank you for your help, -James

HELP INSTALLING X USING DPKG FOR A NEWBIE

Hi- I am trying to install X and have posted about 5 messages. I am new to Linux and Unix (I'm running WIN95) currently I have not done anything productive with it except get frustrated. I downloaded Debian 2.1 onto a 80386 with 250 MB of disk space for / and a 30 MB swap. I want to get X

Re Installing X to Debian for a Newbie

Hi- I will mail an answer to you if I can find one. And if you find out could you mail how to me? -James

Installing X to Debian (Continued)

Hi- Me again, no I downloaded Debian 2.0 off the internet I am running Debian on my 386 powerhouse. The reason I did not use dselect is because I have not quite figured it out. If someone could help me chose packages to use it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you -James

Installing X using dselect

Hi- I downloaded Debian 2.1 recently and did not install X when I originally configured the OS although everyone I have talked to says I should have. If someone could tell me what packages to download that would be great. I do not have any files on the system so I could easily reinstall it if

Someone please help me understand dselect ot Dpkg

Hi - I want to install X and I everthing I do with dpkg and dselect will not work, I get an error every time. I downloaded Debian so I cannot acsess all of the packages directly. Someone please help. Thanks in advance -James

Xfree86 Help

I just joined this list and I was wondering if someone could help me with X. I downloaded it to a WIN95 machine, decompressed the files that could not fit on a disk and brought the files to my linux machine, ran the preinst.sh script and it said a.out is not up-to-date. Please Help. I am new

Installing X to Debian for a Newbie

I am trying to install X with great difficulty. I downloaded X from XFree86 and ran the setup script preinst.sh. It said that I had an A.out system and that my a.out binaries where not available for that release. What should I do. Thanks in advance - James