http://www.aboutdebian.com/dns.htm
states: "During the Debian installation you are asked to supply a domain name. This is an internal (private) domain name which is not visible to the outside world so, like the private IP address ranges you use on a LAN, it doesn't have to be registered with anyone." It would be REALLY helpful if this were mentioned during the installation. -- 73, Ged. On Fri, 24 Aug 2007, G.W. Haywood wrote: > Hi there, > > ============================================================================== > > In > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-basico.en.html#s-dpkg-scanpackages > > section 2.2 states > > "... To use the packages, finally, add: > > deb file:/root debs/ > > After that just use the APT commands as usual." > > but it doesn't say where this is to be added. > > I suggest: > > "... To use the packages, finally, at the top of your sources.list > file add the line: > > deb file:/root debs/ > > After that just use the APT commands as usual." > > ============================================================================== > > man sources.list > > states > > "URI SPECIFICATION > The currently recognized URI types are cdrom, file, http, and ftp." > > but the HOWTO > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-basico.en.html#s-sources.list > > states > > "The /etc/apt/sources.list file can contain several types of > lines. APT knows how to deal with archives of types http, ftp, file > (local files, e.g., a directory containing a mounted ISO9660 > filesystem) and ssh, that I know of." > > Which is correct? > > ============================================================================== > > -- > > 73, > Ged. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
