Re: SourceForge binaries
francisco m . neto wrote: I one does so, and installs the package using dpkg, won't the apt-get database get dependency problems when one tries to install some other package that depends on the first package? Well, no. Apt wouldn't have caught on very well or even been accepted into debian at all if it had such a fundamental design flaw. -- see shy jo
Re: SourceForge binaries
francisco m . neto wrote: I one does so, and installs the package using dpkg, won't the apt-get database get dependency problems when one tries to install some other package that depends on the first package? The apt-get database and the dpkg database are one and the same. Actually, apt-get is just a front end to dpkg. Matthew
Re: SourceForge binaries
I have a doubt about this: Do you absolutely have to use apt-get to isntall it? You could just use dpkg -i packagename.deb while you're in the the directory the package is in. I one does so, and installs the package using dpkg, won't the apt-get database get dependency problems when one tries to install some other package that depends on the first package? -- []'s, francisco m. neto (a.k.a Fujikuro) ICQ #78493934 Toke au kokoro ga, watashi o kowasu. -- Ayanami Rei
SourceForge binaries
Hi. I want to apt-get a .deb file I downloaded from SourceForge (gpltrans) It is not available from the debian archive or any mirrors. What line would I add to sources.list so I apt-get it from my home directory?
Re: SourceForge binaries
Do you absolutely have to use apt-get to isntall it? You could just use dpkg -i packagename.deb while you're in the the directory the package is in. Apologies if this is not what you're after. Andrew Sione Taumoefolau [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.pipeline.com.au/tonga/ - Original Message - From: Phil Reardon,,, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 11:27 AM Subject: SourceForge binaries Hi. I want to apt-get a .deb file I downloaded from SourceForge (gpltrans) It is not available from the debian archive or any mirrors. What line would I add to sources.list so I apt-get it from my home directory? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: SourceForge binaries
Am Samstag, 24. März 2001 01:27 schrieb Phil Reardon,,,: What line would I add to sources.list so I apt-get it from my home directory? Try dpkg --install package.deb -- bye Joerg GPG-Keyid: 0x1120D31B Fingerprint: A3D2 83A4 535D A826 F2AA 4348 8BDD 849C 1120 D31B
