Re: Debian Sarge via Debian Installer Test Candidate 1

On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 11:54, rick wrote:
> i have installed sarge a couple of times using sarge cd images and
> using the sarge installer beta release 2. it was always successful.
> 
> the release of Debian Installer Test Candidate 1 prompted me again to
> install sarge specially with its experimental support for kernel
> 2.6.6. I installed it on the same box. Before this i wiped out debian
> for gentoo just to test it also. 

With 63 partition limit for IDE disks and 16 for SCSI's,
and with plenty of tools freely available to resize, 
move, create etc. a media; why wipe-out a debian installation,
just to test another distro?

If you're concerned because of a "what kernel" when you install
then # apt-get install kernel-package  , read the docs and build 
and install/deinstall/test your own kernel images with ease,
to your hearts content. 

> after installing the base system, i was eager to install packages
> with apt-get. but almost all packages i tried to install now have
> broken dependencies. 

Is it because you wipedout your installation?
Some versions in gentoo and debian had different dependencies.
Or, you have a defective media (cd).

> i haven't encountered this with sarge installer
> beta release 2. i'm using the same sarge cd set, by the way. 
> 
> would anyone know what i have done wrong ? 
> 
> gentoo runs fine on my pentium 2 box. but it took hours to compile
> just the base system... :(

Theyre not compiling, theyre installing.

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