storm/debian question

[shortfella]

I have just got the storm linux 2000 cd and thinking of installing it, but..

I just heard they have gone bankrupt therefore no updates.

Can I just change my source list to point at say woody/potato after installation and get updates that way?

I'm just wondering if they have changed the debian disto enough to add problems if I did this or have they just added some nice gui stuff on top?

I am only installing it for the storm package manager as I find dselect annoying to use when trying to look through 3000+ packages. Are the packages well organised with the storm package manager to make it easy to use?

[Ig0r]

Not to doubt your choice, or insult you, but have you read any documentation on dselect?
When I first used it it seemed completely non-understandable, but now I use it regularly and find it usable (barely).
<enter> changes between sections, and you can search for packages by using the '/' key. You can then use '+' and '-' to change the status of the selected package.

[Tyr-7BE]

I really don't know about the storm/debian compatibility thing, but my gut instinct says yes you should be allowed to point it at debian.org.
I rarely use dselect...the only time I do is when I need a package name. I used "/" to search for a string (such as "helix"), and that will give me the package name "task-helix-gnome". I use apt-get to actually fetch the package as dselect can be frustrating.
Have you tried "aptitude"? It's another frontend to apt, and it takes care of organization much more nicely. I don't use it myself so I can't tell you how it's done, but I've used it once or twice and found it to be very well organized.

[Bradmont]

Originally posted by Tyr-7BE:
I really don't know about the storm/debian compatibility thing, but my gut instinct says yes you should be allowed to point it at debian.org.
I rarely use dselect...the only time I do is when I need a package name. I used "/" to search for a string (such as "helix"), and that will give me the package name "task-helix-gnome". I use apt-get to actually fetch the package as dselect can be frustrating.
Have you tried "aptitude"? It's another frontend to apt, and it takes care of organization much more nicely. I don't use it myself so I can't tell you how it's done, but I've used it once or twice and found it to be very well organized.


Dude, to find package names, just use apt-casche search stuff.

[ 02 April 2001: Message edited by: Bradmont ]