Mark Rogers wrote: > If I download a .deb file, and "dpkg -i xxx.deb" tells me I'm missing a > load of dependencies, is there a way to satisfy them automatically (eg > with aptitude/apt-get)? > > I'm working via SSH to a server so GUI tools not an option, although if > they can help me in the future by all means mention them! > > The .deb package (free AVG Linux anti-virus, if you're interested) is > not as far as I know in a repository that I can just add to apt's > sources.list and make everything easy. >
Try running the following, immediately afterwards... apt-get install -f This will install dependancies for xxx.deb from repositories, if they can be satisfied. Basically, dpkg ignores the repos when you use -i to install anything. -- .~. Mark Brier - Open Source Tech Consultant / v \ mark AT openitup DOT org / lists AT openitup DOT org /( _ )\ PubKey - http://www.openitup.org/keys/markatopenitup.asc ^ ^ +44 (0)161 2422132 / +44 (0)7793 036840 _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
