A few Debian Linux questions...

[jobberd]

1: I did a network install so it boots initially with the 2.2.19 kernel. If i try to update the kernel in dselect, it says I have to add a certin line in '/etc/lilo.conf'. There is however no such file that exists. Anyone know what the problem is?
2: Can you use dselect to download and install an openssh client and server? If so, which section is it under?
Thanks for your help

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

not sure on the first, but you would probably be better of with apt, it's the newer way, "apt-get install <packagename>" and to search for the package, do "apt-cache search <word>"

 

[Nothinman]

If i try to update the kernel in dselect, it says I have to add a certin line in '/etc/lilo.conf'. There is however no such file that exists. Anyone know what the problem is?

Did you install grub?

2: Can you use dselect to download and install an openssh client and server? If so, which section is it under?

To search in dselect type /string and hit enter and it'll go to the line with 'string' in it. You may need the non-US server in your sources.list file for ssh to work, it's supposed to be moved into main (along with a hoarde of other crypto related packages) but I don't know how long it will take.

, but you would probably be better of with apt, it's the newer way, "apt-get install <packagename>" and to search for the package, do "apt-cache search <word>"

Actually dselect uses apt for the backend, and dselect handles dependencies with suggested/recommended packages better than apt.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

<< If i try to update the kernel in dselect, it says I have to add a certin line in '/etc/lilo.conf'. There is however no such file that exists. Anyone know what the problem is?

Did you install grub?

2: Can you use dselect to download and install an openssh client and server? If so, which section is it under?

To search in dselect type /string and hit enter and it'll go to the line with 'string' in it. You may need the non-US server in your sources.list file for ssh to work, it's supposed to be moved into main (along with a hoarde of other crypto related packages) but I don't know how long it will take.

, but you would probably be better of with apt, it's the newer way, "apt-get install <packagename>" and to search for the package, do "apt-cache search <word>"

Actually dselect uses apt for the backend, and dselect handles dependencies with suggested/recommended packages better than apt. >>


well...they both use dpkg as a backend so 😛

and the only dependency probs i've had was when i try to use dpkg with a package thats not in my distro...other than that i have never had package conflicts/dependencies.

 

[Nothinman]

and the only dependency probs i've had was when i try to use dpkg with a package thats not in my distro...other than that i have never had package conflicts/dependencies.

What I mean is, if I install something like logcheck which requires 'smtp server' apt automatically install exim because it's the default smtp server, dselect gives you a choice of all the packages that 'provide smtp server'. And if you choose a pacakge that conflicts with another apt will try to remove it, dselect gives you a list of conflicting packages asking you what you want to do.

 

[AkumaBao]

Ah hell. Just recompile the whole thing. 😛

 

[jobberd]

<< Did you install grub? >>

possibly. I didnt touch any of the required/important/standard packages since they were all turned on already. Also, I don't know if this matters, but I load linux through a boot disk

<< To search in dselect type /string and hit enter and it'll go to the line with 'string' in it. You may need the non-US server in your sources.list file for ssh to work, it's supposed to be moved into main (along with a hoarde of other crypto related packages) but I don't know how long it will take. >>

Yeah, I read about that on slashdot. Ok, I'll try to get that one figured out.

<< Ah hell. Just recompile the whole thing. >>

I've done that ENOUGH times, trust me 😛
Thanks everyone for your replies