Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-11 Thread Rick Thomas
Thanks Andrei! I'm an "aptitude" user most of the time, so I didn't know about that feature of apt. Is there a similar option for aptitude that I've overlooked? Rick On May 10, 2013, at 1:20 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Lu, 06 mai 13, 19:57:54, Rick Thomas wrote: If you want to be sure

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 06 mai 13, 19:57:54, Rick Thomas wrote: > > If you want to be sure you got all the recommended packages (including > those that are contrib or non-free) you will have to do some command > line work to list out all the recommended packages from those you > already have installed, and seei

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-07 Thread Brian
On Mon 06 May 2013 at 19:17:18 -0500, Default User wrote: > I may not actually need any additional packages from contrib or non-free. > But I hope I am not missing anything like proprietary hardware drivers, or You will be prompted for non-free firmware needed by kernel modules loaded during the

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Rick Thomas
> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Default User > wrote: > Hello. > > I did a fresh install of Debian 7.0.0 (Wheezy), using the > debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso. > > In the past , during the install process, it would ask if the user wanted to > include the contrib and non-free repos

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Default User
Thanks for the replies. I may not actually need any additional packages from contrib or non-free. But I hope I am not missing anything like proprietary hardware drivers, or add-ins required to play proprietary media formats, for example. I did try to install in expert text mode first, but when it

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Jude DaShiell
It's usually possible to have wheezy netinst image ask about nonfree packages but a couple things need doing first. Either use expert as a boot parameter or a ways down into install hit (<) followed by enter a few times and get back out to the main menu where you'll have to key in numbers to m

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Brian
On Mon 06 May 2013 at 12:21:24 -0500, Default User wrote: > Hello. > > I did a fresh install of Debian 7.0.0 (Wheezy), using the > debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso. > > In the past , during the install process, it would ask if the user wanted > to include the contrib and non-free repositiorie

RE: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Mark Allums
> What's missing? AFAIU, anything that is in main doesn't require anything > from contrib or non-free -- if it did then it wouldn't be in main. Mainly, non-free firmware binaries. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Cont

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Brad Rogers
On Mon, 6 May 2013 12:21:24 -0500 Default User wrote: Hello Default, >In the past , during the install process, it would ask if the user >wanted to include the contrib and non-free repositiories. Not this >time. The install went okay, but only included packages from the main >repository. I wa

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Chris Bannister
On Mon, May 06, 2013 at 12:21:24PM -0500, Default User wrote: > Hello. > > I did a fresh install of Debian 7.0.0 (Wheezy), using the > debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso. > > In the past , during the install process, it would ask if the user wanted > to include the contrib and non-free repositio

RE: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Mark Allums
Hello. I did a fresh install of Debian 7.0.0 (Wheezy), using the debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso. In the past , during the install process, it would ask if the user wanted to include the contrib and non-free repositiories. Not this time. The install went okay, but only included packa

Re: wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread andrey . rybak
it should be ok -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/8c1afcdbeecd53cd2fcb74c753d67df3.squir...@newmail.bilkent.edu.tr

wheezy install missing contrib and non-free

2013-05-06 Thread Default User
Hello. I did a fresh install of Debian 7.0.0 (Wheezy), using the debian-7.0.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso. In the past , during the install process, it would ask if the user wanted to include the contrib and non-free repositiories. Not this time. The install went okay, but only included packages fro