Hi,

I am trying to install Debian 4 starting from an netinst image and then finish the installation on-line. However, my internet connection is a DSL (I configure it in Ubuntu with pppoeconf - after the installation is finished), but I can not find the way to configure this type of connection during installation.

So basically I can not install Debian 4 properly . What i did then was install just what came in the netinst image with the hope that later I could apdate the system with apt-get or something of the sort.

However, after starting Debian I found out that the installed system is so basic that I do not even have the less command to see manuals! Of course init 5 doesn't work and I have no idea how to install the updated packaged (since I don't know how to configure the network connection --- all the commands I try do not work).

Anyone has encountered this problem?

As you've mentioned the netinstall cd is very basic. I suggest to d/l CD 1 and 2 from the Debian mirror, or get the package directly here: http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/pppoeconf Note the dependencies, you'll need to get those as well. Copy them to your system and install with dpkg. Another option is getting the Xfce CD. This gives you a full desktop. Configure your internet then get KDE and/or Gnome.

After you finish base install, reboot.
aptitude install pppoeconf
pppoeconf is on netinstall CD but it is not installed by default.