[plug] Installing Debian

[Jeffery Wong]

I'm still using dselect.
At least that's the way I've been taught from the beginning.

Just like the way I've been taught to write '8' the other way around.

-Jeff-

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Thought Assassin" <assassin at live.wasp.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 2:35 PM
Subject: RE: [plug] Installing Debian


> On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Simon Scott (SSC) wrote:
> > My server runs on debian, but personally Ive almost had enough of debian
and
> > dselect.
>
> Most long-time Debian users have had enough of dselect. They use apt.
> Most new Debian users have never touched it. They've only used apt.
> If you've had enough of dselect, don't use it. Noone else does.
>
> > Im confronted with 4 billion packages,
>
> Choice is good.
> Weak searching is bad.
> Strong searching is good:
> Use http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
>
> > massive dependencies, and an interface that makes me barf....
>
> Use apt.
>
> > Invariably I install the wrong stuff (due to several packages being for
> > 'PHP', but in reality they require 'PHP 3' which I dont want to install)
>
> So check the dependencies before you install things.
> They will explicitly state which version is required.
>
> > Im thinking that RedHat 7 might be the go.
>
> Forget it. RH7 does not have apt. :)
>
> > ps. for those who are interested, yes, this email was written from a
> > semi-devil's-advocate viewpoint to get the Debian lovers on list fired
up :)
>
> I don't think you'll find any Debian lovers here who use dselect, so I
> doubt you'll manage to fire anyone up. Sorry.
>
> > As I said, my server runs potato :)
>
> As it should. :)
>
> -Greg Mildenhall
>
>