Re: [Sheflug] Debian/XFree Update

[Richard Lowe <nospam [at] richlowe.demon.co.uk>]

* Will Newton (will [at] misconception.org.uk) wrote:
> On Sunday 29 July 2001 10:32 pm, you wrote:
> 
> > > I went through with xf86config and everything seemed okay I suppose,
> > > until I ran startx.  I just get two dots travelling up the screen.
> 
> Sounds like you have a monitor problem. Make sure your horizontal and 
> vertical rates are set right, maybe try a different resolution.
> 
> > Now, is 4.0.3 (on the Debian 2.2 Update Linux Expo 2001) not okay to
> > install?  And if not (I don't want to have to go through all the trouble
> > again) how can I update all my gnome stuff?
> 
> I'm running 4.0.3 here and it's fine. 4.1.0 is just around the corner 
> (uploaded to Debian incoming yesterday AFAIK).
> 
> > p.s Debian's lovely isn't it?  And no, I'm not being sarcastic - very easy
> > install, I don't know what you techies moan about :)
> 
> I thought the install was atrocious, although I was using snapshot CDs. 
> dselect made me want to give up living, it violates pretty much every user 
> interface rule in the book. Debian is nice though.

Which is why you don't choose, custom install, or expert, or whatever...
Install with tasksel, (I think), and then install stuff with apt when
it's done, thus saving you damaging your nice cd's by.. say, throwing
them across the room, or dropping them out of a window.. or repeatedly
beating them with a shoe, or any of the many things dselect makes you
want to do :)

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[ Richard Lowe - richlowe - richlowe [at] richlowe.demon.co.uk ]
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