> > did this, only got lynx and mc; debconf seems to be tied up, as the
> > loop is still running on tty1, so less wasn't configured. I'm patiently
> > working through the pids, hope to find the culprit.
> > If that fails, I'll rename a file at a time till the loop dies. killing
> > the pid do
thanks Angus, for your earlier postings to others as well as to mine.
Humble apologies to deb, I agree
Angus Lees wrote:
>
>you are underestimating the smarts of apt ;)
>
>(assuming there are no bugs) apt/dpkg won't let you install
>conflicting packages.
>
>>this is not helped by the fact that i
