Debian install repair dselect

As each step is completed successfully, it will lead you on to the next. Go through them in order without skipping any steps. Here is a brief description of each step. First, you need to tell dselect where the packages are. For example, if you are installing packages from a CD-ROM, you would select the cdrom access method, as seen in the picture below:.

To update list of available packages, select the Update option. To choose which packages you wish to have installed, select the Select option. Here you can mark packages for installation or deinstallation. Select this option to install the packages marked in the previous step. Most packages are configured in step 3, but any unconfigured package can be configured here.

This option removes packages that are installed but no longer required. Username Password Remember Me. Sometimes, things go wrong, and the system you've carefully installed is no longer bootable. Regardless of the cause, you'll need to have a system to work from while you fix it, and rescue mode can be useful for this. You'll be shown the first few screens of the installer, with a note in the corner of the display to indicate that this is rescue mode, not a full installation.

Don't worry, your system is not about to be overwritten! Rescue mode simply takes advantage of the hardware detection facilities available in the installer to ensure that your disks, network devices, and so on are available to you while repairing your system. Instead of the partitioning tool, you should now be presented with a list of the partitions on your system, and asked to select one of them.

Normally, you should select the partition containing the root file system that you need to repair. If possible, the installer will now present you with a shell prompt in the file system you selected, which you can use to perform any necessary repairs.