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Old 04-01-2007, 12:22 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Post Re: Debian Etch: So Easy A Newbie Can Do It

try the curses based installer.it's better.then
apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-synaptics tpconfig
there are configuring tools available like gsynaptics available.
I am running Debian Etch with Sid+experimental apt-pinned

Synaptics touch pad surely will have been auto detected na?
as far as wireless lans are -i am inexperienced and u can check for packages like pcmcia utils,wireless-tools etc installed.for firmwares available and for particular wii cards support perhaps u need to have a good sources.list with non-free enabled.
My sources.list
Code:
#Main repo
deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free


#Unstable
deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
#Experimental
deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free
#Security Updates
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main
# deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main

#Debian Multimedia
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ etch main

#Opera
deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ etch non-free

#Unofficial
deb http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free restricted

deb http://packages.kirya.net/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free


deb http://www.rarewares.org/debian/packages/unstable/ ./

# deb http://getswiftfox.com/builds/debian unstable non-free

# imu's Beryl-SVN Debian-unstable Repository
# GPG key: 81836EBF
deb http://download.tuxfamily.org/3v1deb debian-unstable beryl-svn
# deb http://www.linux.lk/~anuradha/beryl/etch/ ./

#initng
deb http://debian.space-based.de/debs/ experimental main
and my /etc/apt/preferences
Code:
 etch:~# cat /etc/apt/preferences
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 900

Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 200

Package: *
Pin: release a=experimental
Pin-Priority: 10
etch:~#
after this u can get any packages from three repos(testing,unstable and experimental) using apt-get -t unstable install foobar option.Best of Lukx
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