[lug] apt-get debian

[Nate Duehr]

On Mon, Jun 04, 2001 at 11:52:26AM -0600, Rob Mohr wrote:
> Using apt I crash with either select simple mode or advance mode.  On the
> first, it throws out an error of 
> E. Unable to write mmap -msysc (5 imput/output error.)
> E. The package lists or status files cound not be parsed or opened.

How much physical and virtual RAM does the system have?  You did create
a swap partition, correct?

What specific version of Debian are you trying to install?

> Using the rescue-root discs, I get back to the same point of Apt
> Configuration System.  If I try the advanced mode instead of the simple
> mode, it will continue a bit farther along, though eventually it drops
> back into a login request withthe same two errors ow mmap msysc and
> packages lists could not be parsed or opened.  
> 
> Right now the debain install is at the level of a dbootstrap, which is not
> very much functionality.  

Yeah, running a Debian machine with only base installed would be quite
painful.

> Note, this is a three disc debian set.  And initially the apt system will
> read in sequence disc one, two, and three each time remarking about
> scanning and building a package index.  It all falls apart upon doing
> package installation.  

Do you have apt configured to load from CD or from the Net?  Just
curious.  Trying to gather more info to be more helpful.

> I do believe that it will, may handle apt-get install (single package
> name)  but I don't know of all the packs that I would need.  I did read
> the .txt list on the packages on the discs, there must be hundered, each
> with depends issues, too.  So, I doubt if I could do this as a series of
> one offs.
> eof
> 
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