On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 08:26:46AM +1000, skaller wrote: > On Sun, 2006-08-27 at 23:26 +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 07:03:40AM +1000, skaller wrote: > > > On Sun, 2006-08-27 at 22:29 +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > > > > > > > Yup, I have one, although I can't figure out how to install a .deb > > > > > and its dependencies at the moment. Is there a tool for that? > > > > > > > > apt-get ? > > > > > > Apt requires a list of archives? One .deb isn't an archive :) > > > > Well, sure. dpkg -i blah.deb then. > > Yeah but that doesn't load the dependencies. > > I griped before on the mentors mailing list about the woefully > complex non-orthogonal dysfuncational collection of tools > Debian uses .. but understandably did not get a favourable > response .. :)
Ah, i see what you mean. Well, the easiest way is to create a repository with the single package in it, and then use apt-get. also, try installing the package, maybe with --force-depends, and then do an apt-get install -f or something such. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
