>> it works perfectly first time. In fact, *everything* works first time.
>> So, um, *why* is this not the default?! o_O
> 
> At a guess (as I don't use debian systems), you have more than one repo 
> set up and the package exists in more than one place - so the package 
> manager doesn't decide for you but requires that you select the repo you 
> want to install from?

As another guess, I think KNOPPIX is defaulting to using the "unstable" 
branch rather than the "stable" branch, meaning it picks packages that 
depend on whole new versions of libc and other critical infrastructure.

Telling it to pick the newest package from "stable" seems to make 
everything work beautifully. I wonder why KNOPPIX is set this way?

OTOH... I asked for GHC, and I got version 6.6. That's *years* old 
(current version is 6.10.1 - although note they skip odd-numbered 
versions). Maybe that's why?

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