On Fri, 19 Dec 1997 10:38:50 GMT, "Rick" wrote:
> HI (Me again)
> I am still having major problems with dpkg and deb files, as suggested i
> have re downloaded the deb files several times, both with cute ftp (in
> binary mode) and msie, yet when ever i try to install them with dpkg i
^^^^ jokes aside, this has had probs with binaries
> always get the same error messages. unexpected eof, something about the
> archive not being in gzip format, if fact the same messagaes you get when
> tring to install anyole file (ie not a deb). I have getting nowwhere at
Well, I don't know what file format you're referring to, but certain
files require use of tar or gunzip (.tgz, .tar.gz, .tar, .gz).
> all. I have tried installing from both mounted vfat and msdos partitions,
> and copying the files to /tmp, but still no joy at all, I have checked the
I see you used binary mode, and that's good, but the first thing I'd do
is confirm that the files are intact. The first test I'd do would be
to a byte comparison because files can be abbreviated by interrupted
transfers. Are the files you have exactly the same size as where you
got them? You can do an "ls -l" from the ftp directory. Next, I'd try
to use dpkg to get info from the files, as a good first to check to
confirm that the file format is proper. I think you just type `dpkg -i
filename' (see the man page).
> packages file and have not missed any dependcys that i know of (trying to
> get manpages to work, so i have, man-db, manpages, groff, and a lib
> required by groff) and nothing will install at all. - *HELP!*
Hmm..I wonder if your filesystems are mounted properly and you have the
proper permissions set on the mount points for the dos partitions. I
know you said you tried /tmp, so that should be ruled out. You are
root, I take it?
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