-----Original Message----- From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Friday, December 19, 1997 6:01 AM Subject: dpkg and deb files
>HI (Me again) >I am still having major problems with dpkg and deb files, as suggested i >have re downloaded the deb files several times, both with cute ftp (in >binary mode) and msie, yet when ever i try to install them with dpkg i >always get the same error messages. unexpected eof, something about the >archive not being in gzip format, if fact the same messagaes you get when >tring to install anyole file (ie not a deb). I have getting nowwhere at >all. I have tried installing from both mounted vfat and msdos partitions, >and copying the files to /tmp, but still no joy at all, I have checked the >packages file and have not missed any dependcys that i know of (trying to >get manpages to work, so i have, man-db, manpages, groff, and a lib >required by groff) and nothing will install at all. - *HELP!* >Rick > I can't remember for sure, but are you mounting with the option binary? Maybe the vfat/msdos filesystem is translating the file on the fly, because it thinks it is a text file. Something like "mount -t msdos -o binary,rw /dev/hda2 /dos" Adam Heath of Borg-Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Join the H.323 effort. Email http://www.debian.org - Get Your Own Linux! [EMAIL PROTECTED] with http://wwp.mirabilis.com/3375265 - Page Me the word subscribe in the body. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .