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&gt; From: ale-bounces at ale.org [<a  rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ale-bounces";>mailto:ale-bounces</a> at ale.org]On Behalf Of Jim
&gt; Popovitch
&gt; Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:59 AM
&gt; To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
&gt; Subject: Re: [ale] Debian. Grr.
&gt;
&gt;
&gt; Forget the CDs.  Run dselect and config it to use an HTTP source then
&gt; Update and Select the software pkgs you want to install.  dselect will
&gt; &quot;open&quot; up a new view as you select pkgs that need dependencies.  This
&gt; way you only wind up installing the s/w you want.
&gt;
&gt; -Jim P.
&gt;
&gt; On Sun, 2004-02-22 at 02:59, Joe Knapka wrote:
&gt; &gt; I'm trying once again to install Debian. My last attempt was in maybe
&gt; &gt; '98 or so, and ended in frustration before I even got the machine to
&gt; &gt; boot. This attempt is on the verge of ending in frustration, though
&gt; &gt; the machine *has* booted a minimal Debian system from the HD.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; The main problem I'm having is that &quot;tasksel&quot; and &quot;dselect&quot; seem to be
&gt; &gt; user-unfriendly in the extreme.  So far I have not gotten &quot;apt&quot; to
&gt; &gt; install *anything* but the minimal system. I boot the machine, run
&gt; &gt; &quot;base-config&quot;, and then I have to sit in front of the machine swapping
&gt; &gt; CDs (*seven* of them) while it &quot;scans them for index files&quot;
&gt; &gt; (presumably to figure out which packages are on which disks), taking
&gt; &gt; about a minute per disk to do so. This is just enough time for me to
&gt; &gt; get distracted by something else, so it probably amounts to more like
&gt; &gt; five minutes per disk.  It may not be the case that I must sit through
&gt; &gt; the &quot;scanning&quot; process every time I run &quot;base-config&quot;, but I see no
&gt; &gt; indication that it's *not* a requirement, so I don't feel safe
&gt; &gt; skipping this.  Then I get into tasksel and/or dselect, and I
&gt; &gt; invariably press some wrong key that causes it to start installing
&gt; &gt; stuff before I've managed to select what I want to be
&gt; &gt; installed. Oopsie, abort, run base-config, drat, have to scan all
&gt; &gt; those bloody CDs again...  It's really a drag. Apparently I've been
&gt; &gt; spoiled by Red Hat and Slackware installers.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; Do I *really* need to let it scan every CD every time?
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; Thanks,
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; -- Joe Knapka
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