Need help installing Debian please compatibility issues

[debeein]

Hi everybody I bough a official set of Debian Cd-s direct from Debians manufacture , I installed the first Cd then choose the option that said erase the entire hard disk, the disk was erased, then a menu came up with another list of options, I choose the option that said install desktop environment, the install proceeded to install a desktop and then welcomed me to my new Debian system. I have been using Debian for a Lil over a YR now, and always apt-got everything else that was needed , after updates were finished via ftp, to make a complete desktop so I got the rest of the updates via ftp mirror, (the updates apt got testing, not “stable, after the updates finished I attempted to apt-get install x server-xfree86 when I did a error message came up saying that X server could not be installed due to conflicts, Or Low disk space. Every time I tried to apt-get something the same “conflict or Might be low on disk space, error message came up, I typed startx start x into the terminal but start x did not boot to a graphical desktop so I had no other choice but to install Ubuntu so I would be able to gain access to a graphical interface as well as a Internet connection so I could come here and ask for help I miss Debian lol.

Can someone please help me with this I never had this problem before could it have anything to do with the ftp site apt-getting Testing instead of stable ? Every time I install a different Linux distro I choose the option that says erase the entire hard disk so I am assuming that when I erase the entire hard disk... all that data OS-es and everything on the hard disk is erased from the hard drive Not swapped if that is the case and I do have 5 swap spaces on the disk would it be possible to reformat the entire hard disk so there will be nothing on the hard drive. I don't know what else to do I miss Debian

In the past I always used this method to install Debian: apt-get get x-window-system then apt-get install x server-xfree86

Apt-get install gdm

Then finally apt-get install gnome that method has always worked for me in the past am I doing something wrong ?

Any help on how to install Debian and fix the sawp ? error messages will be much appreciated sorry for the spelling and grammar I have no spell checker I'm typing inside this Lil box .

[debeein]

Thanks for the help I appreciate it

[St. Joe]

...so I got the rest of the updates via ftp mirror, (the updates apt got testing, not “stable, after the updates finished I attempted to apt-get install x server-xfree86 when I did a error message came up saying that X server could not be installed due to conflicts, Or Low disk space. Every time I tried to apt-get something the same “conflict or Might be low on disk space, error message came up, I typed startx start x into the terminal but start x did not boot to a graphical desktop....

This could be the result of several issues. If you run into this problem again, my advice would be to post back as it is occurring via a LiveCD or another computer, with details that include the specific error messages and other relevant information. We could easily give you some commands to check your disk space and integrity, and perhaps narrow the glitch down to something that is resolvable.

In the past I always used this method to install Debian: apt-get get x-window-system then apt-get install x server-xfree86

Apt-get install gdm

Then finally apt-get install gnome...

You only need to issue this command:

# apt-get install x-window-system gnome gdm

[burnit]

Thanks for the help I appreciate it

Sarcastic?

[MepisMagic]

I just have one comment:

MEPIS - DEBIAN DONE RIGHT - IT'S SOOOOO EASY

[lpcustom]

Is your apt cache full? If I'm not mistaken Debian default "auto partition" in the setup uses a separate partition for /var. If that's the case and that /var partition is low, then you need to issue

apt-get clean

Try typing this:

df

If it lists /var as a separate partition see how much free space you have left. [/code]

[Entangledphoton]

testing is not using xfree86 anymore... I'd either stick with installing the x-window system as a whole, or you can do

apt-get install xserver-xorg

rather than trying to install xfree86