Rajesh Fowkar proclaimed:
> On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 05:34:43PM -0800, Sudhakar Chandra wrote:
> >apt-get uses its own database under /var/cache/apt/
> Does that mean if I install a package using dpkg(no dselect) the apt-get
> cache is not syncronised ?
Yes.
> >I typically use dpkg to install already downloaded individual .debs. I use
> >apt-get to download and install new software packages.
> If I try to install say some package from potato CD's using apt-get than it
> gives me some error like <that package .deb not found or something like that>,
> however with dpkg the package isntalls fine.
Make sure that you have the correct line for the CD in
/etc/apt/sources.list
> I will try dexter. Is it part of potato.
You should find dexter in the same place you found XFree86 4.x
Thaths
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