Bug#954228: apt should be able to install packages from files on disk

2020-04-02 Thread John Scott
> dima@fatty:~$ sudo apt install /tmp/gnuplot-data_5.2.8+dfsg1-2dima1_all.deb > ... > Note, selecting 'gnuplot-data' instead of > '/tmp/gnuplot-data_5.2.8+dfsg1-2dima1_all.deb' > > So apt recognized that I asked it to install a file on disk, but > instead of using that file, it decided to

Bug#954228: apt should be able to install packages from files on disk

2020-03-18 Thread Dima Kogan
Package: apt Version: 2.0.0 Severity: normal Hi. I often build packages locally. Then I'd like to install them (like dpkg -i) while installing dependencies also. I want to say the "apt" tool was able to do this previously, but it doesn't any longer. This just happened: dima@fatty:~$ sudo apt