Ah! Found the problem. As always with me, it was something stupid that's my fault.
 
I decided to click the "details" arrow to see what it was doing. Then I found a dialog asking me what to set as my default display manager. (I chose KDM because it started with a "K.")
 
So it was sitting there all this time (about two or three days by now) asking what display manager to use! So all I can do now is sit back and let it install. The PERFECT time for a Back to the Future marathon on ABC.
----- Original Message ----
From: "tuna@supertunaman.com" <tuna@supertunaman.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 9:00:33 PM
Subject: Re: How long should KDE take to install?

Nope. Cox hi-speed. Maybe apt-get hates me.

----- Original Message ----
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 6:33:15 PM
Subject: Re: How long should KDE take to install?

> Oh. Well I left it open today while I was at school (so for about 8
> hours) and it's still at "preparing packages." Would it do the same
> thing if the screensaver came on?

It should not take all day long. Your screensaver shouldn't slow anything
down.

Are you using slow dial-up to retrieve packages? (But even that plus
installation should not take 8 hours.)


  Jeremy C. Reed
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