[SOLVED] Installing Linux from ISO

EricTRA · 11-29-2009, 05:54 AM

No, still here, and will be here for another 10 hours or so.

What was going wrong? What were the errors?

Kind regards,

Eric

Lorax · 11-29-2009, 05:59 AM

Oh, only 10 hours?

Update, seemed to work fine.

Upgrade, seeded to work fine.

Install, not so hot. Same errors as before: "couldn't find kde-base" etc...

repo · 11-29-2009, 06:07 AM

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Install, not so hot. Same errors as before: "couldn't find kde-base" etc...

The correct syntax is

Code:

apt-get install kdebase

EricTRA · 11-29-2009, 06:09 AM

Let's take it a bit further. Go back to your Debian console, login as root and do the following:

Code:

cd /etc/apt
cat sources.list

That file should contain something like this:

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deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free

If it does, all good. If it doesn't then you'll have to add them to that file using an editor:

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nano sources.list

type in what's needed there and exit with CTRL-X, respond yes when asked to save.

Next check if you have xorg-xserver installed:

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dpkg -l 'xserver-xorg'

If it's there, good, if it's not:

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apt-get install xserver-xorg

Next try:

Code:

apt-get install kdebase

Kind regards,

Eric

repo · 11-29-2009, 06:11 AM

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dpkg -l 'xorg-xserver'
apt-get install xorg-xserver

The correct syntax is

Quote:

xserver-xorg

EricTRA · 11-29-2009, 06:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by repo

The correct syntax is

Code:

apt-get install kdebase

Thanks repo, I knew it had to be something that simple that I just overlooked it.

Kind regards,

Eric

Lorax · 11-29-2009, 06:18 AM

OK friends, we all human! No big deal! We cool!
I'm gonna get this thing to work. Let me finish writing it down...

EricTRA · 11-29-2009, 06:20 AM

Sure you'll get it to work, maybe even before you get hooked on cafeine beyond the point of no return

Kind regards,

Eric

linus72 · 11-29-2009, 06:29 AM

LOL
Maybe you should set firefox on AOL radio and jam out while doing this

Thats what i do when hacking at stuff
Turn the volume all the way up, headphones on!

You'll get it

and:

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Linus, brother, if you have an Iron Maiden distro, you ROCK! Have any screen shots of it?!

I wanted to make it from Debian
but what Desktop, I dont wanna be redundant with fluxbox/LXDE
so what then?

No screenshots cause I made one from Ubuntu-9.10
but no...
I wanna use e17
Can one get e17 in Debian Lenny?

so, your going with Debian and KDE?

Lorax · 11-29-2009, 06:32 AM

Oh Eric, already hooked! Had a second job @ Starcracks just for all my free bean!. Now, I get my Ex, my son's mother, to bring all HERS to me! Mwwaaa haa hahahahah!

Ha, one customer told me once, for as much coffee as I drink, I should take up a late-night computer programming hobby! HAA! Look at me NOW, Dave!

Ok, here goes, brothers...

Lorax · 11-29-2009, 06:35 AM

Debian and KDE, for now. Then I gotta save all my written notes, so I can do it all again with another. Kubuntcake has my attention...

Who need aol radio, when you have 18 hrs of live NIGHTWISH blasting!!!!!

Lorax · 11-29-2009, 07:02 AM

Ok now.. oh hold pls... brb

Lorax · 11-29-2009, 07:08 AM

Use the quotes 'xserver-xorg' where indicated, right?

After all that, I logged out, logged back into root, and tried to get in again with startx.
No go. What's next?

EricTRA · 11-29-2009, 07:10 AM

But you didn't get any errors now installing the packages?

Lorax · 11-29-2009, 07:24 AM

No errors!!!!