> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Roman Kyrylych > Sent: 11 May 2007 01:44 > To: General Discusson about Arch Linux > Subject: Re: [arch] Using pacman to intall downloaded packages > > 2007/5/11, Wayne Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi All, > > > > I have been using gentoo for the last +- 5 years anyway after a hdd > > dying on me yesterday I decided to try arch last night. > > > > I downloaded and installed the ISO and was impressed with the speed, > > simplicity and my general first impression was good. > > > > I had also downloaded some extra packages including openbox, qemu, blah > > blah blah. > > I installed the additional packages using the command > > > > # pacman -A <package name> > > Note that pacman -A / -U do not install dependencies. They are not for > common use. > Why didn't you download and install them with pacman -Sy <foobar> ? > Also, you can use pacman -Sw <foobar> to download it to package cache > and install later any time with pacman -S <foobar>
I have just moved into a new place and I am waiting for my broadband to be installed. I had to download at work. That's the main reason I opted for a binary distribution. I doubt it's a dependency issue though as figlet has no dependencies other than glibc Thanks for the heads up though > > > > > all seemed to go well until I tried to run the application. > > > > $ figlet > > /usr/bin/figlet: cannot execute binary file > > > > My question is this, I downloaded these packages from the > > extra/os/x86_64 folder from the same mirror I dl'ed the ISO. > > how can the be incompatible ? > > So, you have Arch for x86_64... > Any comments from x86_64 users? > > > I did not run > > > > $ file <filename> > > > > To check the format as I did not think of it last night, I have googled > > but come up with nothing :-( > > > > Overall first impressions are really good, I suddenly understand the > > hype. :-) > > Glad to hear you like it. Welcome into community. ;-) Thank you once again, > > -- > Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич) > _______________________________________________ > arch mailing list > [email protected] > http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch Wayn0 _______________________________________________ arch mailing list [email protected] http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
