dpkg procedure

1999-10-12 Thread bwarsing
Hi, I am a newbie and have never installed a .deb package by hand so I am a bit weary a to proper procedure. I understand the different steps involced in making the istallation feasible, but I am rather apprehensive as to what will happen after I complete the install. For example: If I do...

Re: dpkg procedure

1999-10-12 Thread Art Lemasters
On Mon, Oct 11, 1999 at 10:44:12PM -0700, bwarsing wrote: [...] feasible, but I am rather apprehensive as to what will happen after I complete the install. For example: If I do... dpkg -i nmap_2.12-3.deb ...from a users home directory will it install it and configure it properly, or