> (I'd appreciate someone letting me know if the .debs work at all;
> it's my first incursion into this particular territory and if
> they're broken I'd like to know ASAP.  Thanks.)

# uname -srvmo
Linux 2.4.18 #1 Fri Aug 16 15:40:44 EDT 2002 i686 GNU/Linux
# dpkg -i squeak-image_3.4-5170_all.deb squeak-sources_3_all.deb squeak-vm_3.4-1_i386.deb
Reading database ... 88044 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace squeak-image 3.4-1 (using squeak-image_3.4-5170_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement squeak-image ...
Preparing to replace squeak-sources 3.4-1 (using squeak-sources_3_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement squeak-sources ...
Preparing to replace squeak-vm 3.4-1 (using squeak-vm_3.4-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement squeak-vm ...
Setting up squeak-image (3.4-1) ...
Setting up squeak-sources (3.4-1) ...
Setting up squeak-vm (3.4-1) ...
# 
# squeak -version
3.4-1 #3 XShm Tue Mar  4 05:43:28 CET 2003 gcc 2.95.4
Squeak3.4 of 1 March 2003 [latest update: #5170]
Linux xombul.inria.fr 2.4.19 #2 Mon Aug 5 12:44:11 CEST 2002 i686 GNU/Linux
default plugin location: /usr/lib/squeak/3.4-1/*.so
# 

This all looks promising. But now let me switch from being root to
being a normal user.

# su stan
$ 
$ squeak -version
Squeak3.4-gamma1 #5 XShm Sun Feb  9 03:52:48 CET 2003 gcc 2.95.4
Squeak3.4gamma of '7 January 2003' [latest update: #5169]
Linux xombul.inria.fr 2.4.19 #2 Mon Aug 5 12:44:11 CEST 2002 i686 GNU/Linux
default plugin location: /usr/local/lib/squeak/3.4-gamma1/*.so
$ 

This is still the old version, not the newer version I saw as root.

dpkg --listfiles suggests that the file /usr/local/bin/inisqueak is
not contained in any of these debs. Let's check to see whether it is
still the old version.

# head /usr/local/bin/inisqueak
#!/bin/sh
#
# inisqueak -- setup a directory for use with Squeak
#
# @copyright@
#
# Author: Ian.Piumarta at INRIA.Fr
#
# Last edited: 2002-09-29 05:14:34 by piumarta on emilia.inria.fr

Did I fail to adequately clean up the old 3.4-gamma1 install before
trying to install the debs?

-- 
Stan