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Installation problems now..
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| If I install via net install, then install the desktop, 2.1 GB appears to be
too much for it, then it dumps me into aptitude where you have to deselect
packages.
Problem is here is I've looked over the docs for aptitude and its just so
confusing.
Ever since I blew up my thinkpad the other day after a perfect install (I
spent all day on it) and really need some help getting it back up again.
I try to get aptitude to uninstall or selectively install packages, then I
will do a 'g' Download/Install/Remove and it will start, then when it
returns to the menu and refreshes the cache it won't do anything else, it
ends up sh owing a bunch of broken dependencies that can't be gotten rid of.
I even tried the previous to aptitude, which is even more confusing..
The problem comes in after post net install where you have the opportunity
to setup your debian as a Web Server, Desktop, Manual Selection, etc.
I choose Manual Desktop, thats where it fusses after its done installing
everything. This is a bug where debian doesn't force you to manually choose
what you want until after its tried installing MORE than it can! then when
you try to remove the packages, it fusses about it, and just plain won't
uninstall anything like gnome b/c the DISK IS FULL!
The manual package selection piece throws me off every single time. What I
need is a guideline to go buy for older computers with a 2.1 gb drive, so
once the post net install is complete, what can I do to ensure that
everytime I get up and running.
Thanks in advance to the answers.
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| AJackson 2006-09-16, 1:16 pm |
| mg wrote:
> If I install via net install, then install the desktop, 2.1 GB appears to=
be
> too much for it, then it dumps me into aptitude where you have to deselect
> packages.
If you are low on resources, which you ar on disk space, don't chose
"desktop" installation. Better to install that later.
For desktop environment run aptitude from command line. Like
aptitude install fsce4
to get a graphical environment FSCE4 that doesn't use as much resources
as Gnome or KDE.
> Problem is here is I've looked over the docs for aptitude and its just so
> confusing.
Yes, it has a bit steep learning curve. But after that, it is one of
the best, if not best, package managers in Debian.
> Ever since I blew up my thinkpad the other day after a perfect install (I
> spent all day on it) and really need some help getting it back up again.
> I try to get aptitude to uninstall or selectively install packages, then I
> will do a 'g' Download/Install/Remove and it will start, then when it
> returns to the menu and refreshes the cache it won't do anything else, it
> ends up sh owing a bunch of broken dependencies that can't be gotten rid =
of.
You MIGHT need to run
apt-get -f install
to fix some stuff when this kind of things happen.
> I even tried the previous to aptitude, which is even more confusing..
> The problem comes in after post net install where you have the opportunity
> to setup your debian as a Web Server, Desktop, Manual Selection, etc.
>
> I choose Manual Desktop, thats where it fusses after its done installing
> everything. This is a bug where debian doesn't force you to manually choo=
se
> what you want until after its tried installing MORE than it can! then when
> you try to remove the packages, it fusses about it, and just plain won't
> uninstall anything like gnome b/c the DISK IS FULL!
try
apt-get clean
to clean out downloaded packages, s=E5 you will get mor space. It might
help you to get further.
Also check how much free space you have with command
df --si
> The manual package selection piece throws me off every single time. What I
> need is a guideline to go buy for older computers with a 2.1 gb drive, so
> once the post net install is complete, what can I do to ensure that
> everytime I get up and running.
Install a minimal system from the beginning. No servers, no desktops
or anything. Only internet connection and text terminal. From there
you take smal steps.
Install each package you need, one at a time.
Clean out download area for packages between installations.
aptitude clean # same as apt-get clean
Control how mych free space you have, aptitude will tell you how much
space each package will take that you install. But remember that you
need space for the downloaded packages too, so don't select to many at
the same time.
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