Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-20 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
> > Hi, > >>"E" == E L Meijer \(Eric\) writes: > > E> Being lazy myself, I have a feature request on behalf of all the (lazy) > E> loadlin users. Would it be possible to have the newly created > E> kernel-image package offer the option of copying the kernel to the > E> place loadlin expects

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-20 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Pete" == Pete Harlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Pete> Isn't there a config file in /etc? I accept the defaults when Pete> installing my custom-made kernel packages, but even there it would be Pete> easier if I could specify it once in the conf file. This should make Pete> the loadlin

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-19 Thread Pete Harlan
> E> kernel-image package offer the option of copying the kernel to the > E> place loadlin expects it in your setup? I would figure that ... > There is no real standard place where loadlin users keep the > images; and any hardwired solution is unlikely to satisfy more than a ... >

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-19 Thread Stephen J. Carpenter
On Wed, Aug 19, 1998 at 11:14:37AM -0500, Mark Panzer wrote: > Ed Cogburn wrote: > > > > Mark Panzer wrote: > > > > > > Question, > > > > > > Apt is supposed to be a better replacement for dselect/dpkg right? Can > > > you install it on a HAMM system, and if so how? I guess I kinda got > > > lef

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-19 Thread Gary L. Hennigan
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Hi, | >>"E" == E L Meijer \(Eric\) writes: | | E> Being lazy myself, I have a feature request on behalf of all the (lazy) | E> loadlin users. Would it be possible to have the newly created | E> kernel-image package offer the option of copying the

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-19 Thread Mark Panzer
Ed Cogburn wrote: > > Mark Panzer wrote: > > > > Question, > > > > Apt is supposed to be a better replacement for dselect/dpkg right? Can > > you install it on a HAMM system, and if so how? I guess I kinda got > > left behind on the Apt thing. Does Apt use the same .deb's as dselect? > > Also w

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-19 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"E" == E L Meijer \(Eric\) writes: E> Being lazy myself, I have a feature request on behalf of all the (lazy) E> loadlin users. Would it be possible to have the newly created E> kernel-image package offer the option of copying the kernel to the E> place loadlin expects it in your setup

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-19 Thread E.L. Meijer \(Eric\)
Manoj wrote: > > These are really the steps I take (one is supposed to read the > docs, but since I wrote 'em, I skip that step ;-) > > __ > For the Brave and the impatient: > 1% cd > 2% make config # or make menuconfi

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-19 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Ed" == Ed Cogburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ed>'make-kpkg' is supposed to be the Debian Way(TM), although, being lazy, Ed> I still go the old zlilo/zImage route. That is surprising; make-kpkg has been designed for the truly lazy ;-) These are really the steps I t

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-19 Thread Ed Cogburn
Mark Panzer wrote: > > Question, > > Apt is supposed to be a better replacement for dselect/dpkg right? Can > you install it on a HAMM system, and if so how? I guess I kinda got > left behind on the Apt thing. Does Apt use the same .deb's as dselect? > Also what is the proper way to compile an

Re: Apt how, why, where

1998-08-18 Thread Shaleh
Apt does work in Hamm. The package is in slink. In the base dir if I recall. Once installed you use the apt method in dselect rather than ftp or CD. All there is to it. As for kernels, grab the "kernel package". This has a script called make-kpkg. This will create Debian style kernel package

Apt how, why, where

1998-08-18 Thread Mark Panzer
Question, Apt is supposed to be a better replacement for dselect/dpkg right? Can you install it on a HAMM system, and if so how? I guess I kinda got left behind on the Apt thing. Does Apt use the same .deb's as dselect? Also what is the proper way to compile and install a kernel in debian? I'v