I can not install debian testing(maybe bug in Iso of 21-11-2011)

Rocker85 · 11-25-2011, 08:07 AM

Hello everyone i'm new member of the forum(but i use debian for many years)

I was dissatisfied with Gnome3 in debian..so I decided to migrate to xfce..but when I try to reinstall debian I always error(I tried to burn the CD several times)the problem is fall to configure apt How can I solve this problem??I have to wait until Monday and try the new ISO??

Thank u all^^

fingers99 · 11-25-2011, 08:45 AM

Strange error message. Might suggest that the iso is faulty. Do the checksums match?

Rocker85 · 11-25-2011, 09:44 AM

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Strange error message. Might suggest that the iso is faulty. Do the checksums match?

U mean the test of intergrity of CD?

62chevy · 11-25-2011, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocker85

U mean the test of intergrity of CD?

Yes and the md5sum on the .iso. also where did you download the .iso from so others can test if needed. I use the business card to install Sid or Wheezy. http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/

If that fails then install Squeeze then upgrade to Wheezy. This is best done in steps with apt being first then the kernel then the rest.

Rocker85 · 11-25-2011, 10:17 AM

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Yes and the md5sum on the .iso.

The test was always ok

http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/we...s/i386/iso-cd/

this is iso(debian-testing-i386-CD-1.iso)

I always tend to be installed this...contains all the programs usually use

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If that fails then install Squeeze then upgrade to Wheezy. This is best done in steps with apt being first then the kernel then the rest.

i had try...but it seems there have been problems with dependencies(but I may be wrong to change the sources.list) I have never done this before

snowday · 11-25-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Rocker85

I have never done this before

In this case I recommend Stable/Squeeze.

http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/

Rocker85 · 11-25-2011, 10:42 AM

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In this case I recommend Stable/Squeeze.

http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/

what do u mean?I have to use the stable version and exit testing...???

cynwulf · 11-25-2011, 10:45 AM

There is no need to reinstall Debian from scratch in order to switch to Xfce.

What reasons do you have for running the testing distribution?

fingers99 · 11-25-2011, 10:53 AM

Yes. With no working apt, you're in a lot of trouble and I see no easy way out.

I'm really not sure why you chose to do it that way. Why not (from your working version and as root):

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 apt-get update && apt-get install xfce

?

cynwulf · 11-25-2011, 11:20 AM

The full Xfce meta-package is "xfce4".

If apt is playing up at install time it's usually a network or repository problem, but occasionally the testing installer can be broken. I always tend to install a minimal stable first and then just upgrade to testing or unstable.