Download/copy the .deb file to /var/cache/apt/archives Apt will be able to is to there, like all .deb files.
You can also install the .deb from any where using dpkg -i <deb_file_name> > Thanks Shachar, > I'll need to have PPTP on hand before starting to install, because > otherwise I'll not have Internet connection to download the rest of > Debian packages. > > Question whose best answer is "RTFM the document at ___________": > If I want to avoid having to download another CD-ROM just for a single > package, how should I structure the directory tree somewhere in my PC > (/var/cache or whatever) and specify it in sources.list, so that > apt-get/dselect/aptitude/etc. would accept it as a source for Debian > packages? (Could I just emulate the directory structure which I find in > the CD?) > > (My PC's hard disk has several partitions, so I am going to retain my > current RedHat 8.0 installation in some partitions, and install Debian > in currently-empty partitions - so I can leave packages in one of the > RedHat partitions and have Debian installer mount it & access the > packages there - but I need to know what directory structure and > auxiliary files to have on hand. The RedHat 8.0 stuff will go away once > I complete migration to Debian.) > > --- Omer > My own blog is at http://www.livejournal.com/users/tddpirate/ > > My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. > They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which > I may be affiliated in any way. > WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html > > Shachar Shemesh wrote: >> Omer Zak wrote: >> >>> This is confusing to me. I thought that Debian (for a single >>> architecture) fits into 7 CD's, and now it seems to fit into 14 CD's - >>> or did I miss something which is too obvious to be explained in the >>> missing README file in the above Web site? >> >> >> In addition to what my predecessors said, please note that Debian are >> using a tool called "popcon". It's an opt-in option to send the list of >> installed (and used) packages to the debian project. They use it as a >> popularity contest between the packages (hence the name). >> >> The more popular a package, the earlier it is on the CD list. They do >> that to counter the 14 CDs problem you mention. I don't have any >> statistics, but my guess would be that about 80% of the people can make >> do with just the first CD, and 90% with just the first two. >> >> Please note, however, that some Israeli only use pattern are unlikely to >> make it into the first CDs. Two such patterns that come to mind are >> Culmus and PPTP. Personally, I find that downloading the missing stuff >> off the internet is faster for me than hanging around with all CDs. > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
