On Thursday 01 November 2001 21:28, Marcel Figuerola Estrada wrote: > I've just downloaded a deb but I don't know the procedure to install it. > I've placed it in my home directory. Please help. >
Generally speaking, one uses dpkg: dpkg -i /package_location/package_name.deb or, if you're in the same directory as the package, dpkg -i package_name.deb For more info, try man dpkg Good luck -- David P. James Third Year Economics Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario http://members.home.com/dpjames/ The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. -Dr. Leonard McCoy, Star Trek IV
