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Re: [Plug] Debian Install Problems
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> I think some of the problems may have been due to the Cheap Bytes
> "Essential Debian" CD I was using. The documentation made it seem
> like I would get to choose groups of applications in profiles such as
> "Developer" or "Webmaster". I never saw this screen. Instead I was
> thrown straight into dselect with 100's of individual packages to
> choose from and nothing preinstalled.
Which version of Debian was this?
> Dselect is certainly a powerful program, but as a first-time user I
> found it confusing and intimidating. If you don't realize that Enter
Yup, it's similar to vi. First time users might find it
exceedingly frustrating (I sure did). You need to spend
a good bit of time learning the keystrokes before you become
comfortable with it. It's not intuititive.
> - Is there any way to get the bottom window of dselect to disappear,
> or at least make it smaller? It's nice to get the info, but it's
> also taking up half the window. It's tough to navigate through 1000's
> of packages when you can only see 15 lines at a time.
Capital "I" toggles through this, IIRC. But all these keystrokes
are explained in the help screen & the manpage.
> All in all I have to say I'm a little disappointed with Debian,
> especially after all the great recommendations Wednesday night.
> Dselect is kind of cool, once you get the hang of it, but the install
> process could be a lot more user-friendly and I wish they had tools to
Yup, I agree with you there. There is one prompt in partucluar,
(it comes up during the install process just before you are
about to select packages), which wins the prize for
the most poorly-worded user prompt I've ever seen on any system.
In spite of this, I am still planning to use Debian when
I mothball my current (Slackware) Linux system and get a new box.
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