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----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 11:52 AM Subject: How to install a .deb from floppy??? > Until newbie can connect to net under linux, he > is stuck with having to use win3.1 machine to download > .deb's from debian.org. But then, when puts floppy > with .deb in linux machine, apt-get can't seem to > understand simple directions. Migrate to floppy, > type apt-get install filename.deb and NOTHING > happens. There must be some way to do something > this simple... TIA dave > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
