To install squeeze, up to a running graphical system, requires only
the first iso and just over 500 files.� For wheezy, two iso's are
needed and about 1700 files, to get to Gnome 3.4. (I need a
graphical environment to work. I have ditched using the command line
the moment DOS became obsolete, and am no longer versed in it) Since
Debian does not anymore include non-free packages in their CD's, I
am without network access on both the squeeze and wheezy
installations.
Downloading the required packages using another distribution on the
same machine is not a problem - but how do I install them?
I cannot get root access on any graphical package, because gksu is
not installed, nor am I permitted to log in as root.
Thus (??), I will have to use, in a terminal
su
aptitude install <downloaded package>
How do I tell aptitude where to find <downloaded package>?
I presume I'll have to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file?? It
currently reads (empty lines are removed)
��� # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Wheezy_ - Official
Snapshot amd64 CD Binary-1 20120903-05:09]/ wheezy main
��� deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Wheezy_ - Official Snapshot
amd64 CD Binary-1 20120903-05:09]/ wheezy main
��� deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Wheezy_ - Official Snapshot
amd64 CD Binary-2 20120903-05:09]/ wheezy main
��� deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Wheezy_ - Official Snapshot
amd64 CD Binary-3 20120903-05:09]/ wheezy main
��� # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
��� #deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
��� # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
��� #deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
(Note: the third iso was added to my installation before I found out
that non-free packages are not part of Debian installation media any
more)
Thanks
Wolfgang
On 08/09/12 03:54, Bruce Kingsbury wrote:
Just get the net install iso, that way everything else gets
installed from the repos, the latest versions and only the
packages you actually need.
I'm still running squeeze. Not sure if I want to upgrade just yet.
Thanks for that link. Can you tell me how many iso's I
need to download before I can start installing?
Wolfgang
On 07/09/12 13:50, Daniel Lawson wrote:
Hi Wolfgang
You are by no means restricted to using Unity with
Ubuntu. Not only are there several alternatives
(Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc) which you can either install
from scratch with a CD, or on your existing system
by installing the xubuntu-desktop or kubuntu-desktop
metapackages, but you can also run whatever window
manager you prefer to use.�� You definitely don't
need to change distributions to change the
environment!
There are no NZ debian iso mirrors that I know of,
and other than it perhaps taking a bit longer to
download, you aren't really disadvantaged by getting
it from elsewhere.
Can somebody advise me how to download Debian
Wheezy? I want to get away from Ubuntu 12.4, which
the developers have locked down hard enough that I
am unable to set it up the way I like my Linux to
function. Key issue is of course Unity, which I
regard as excellent for all those who prefer small
screens (i.e. Smartphones and Tablets), but for
those of us who have bought large screens, Unity is
a regression back towards the ugly side of DOS. (You
had to remember each command before you could use
it. Menus may be slow to work with, but their use is
quick to learn, and for infrequently used commands
they are simply superior.)
I need the amd64 edition, and I do not want to
download just a basic system to try whether my
knowledge is good enough to get it running, not
reams after reams of iso's that eventually I never
use. A further complication is that my wi-fi
adaptor, D-link DWA-131 (Realtek RTL 8192SU), is not
correctly installed by Suse 12.1 or Mageia-2-x86-64,
and perusal of the fora indicated that I will have
to wait until kernel 3.4 (3.2 is currently used)
becomes standard before I can use any rpm based
distribution.
I have tried Linux Mint XFCE as well, as another
possible way to escape Canonical's lockdown into
Unity, but that does not install at all on my
machine for reasons apparently not connected to my
hardware.
What is the most appropriate server here in NZ to
download Debian?