On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 06:35:04AM -0400, Tom Allison wrote: > Thanks to all that replied. > I know that under dselect I can "hold" various packages. > And if I edit the sources.list I can add a set of 'testing' entries. > > I suppose I can do the .deb download and installs myself but I was > hoping for some manner in which I could use something like dpkg to > specify a network location for a .deb package and have it (dpkg) > download and install that package for me.
Your reply makes me wonder whether you have actually read and tried the suggestions made. What you are looking for is apt-get. > I will have to look into the source installations a bit further as > I've found I have wanted to install something myself many times > the Debian way... > > I have noticed that when I create a custom kernel it gives me > trouble with subsequent upgrades from Debian. Example: When the > Debian kernel is 2.2.18 I install my own version of 2.2.19. When > Debian comes out with anything new (>=2.2.19) I can't upgrade it > as the package I created is not in the upgrade path. > Understandable, but ... But what? > I looked in the FAQ, where can I find more information on how to > do this Debian Package management...????? http://antiweb.org/translation/debian/appc_05.html Let's end the thread here, it is off-topic. R. -- Rolf Heckemann (Dr. med.) Research Fellow Department of Imaging Hammersmith Hospital, London
