On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 03:18:37PM +0530, sathiya moorthy wrote: > I downloaded a debian package ( .deb file ), and then i tried installing > that using dpkg, and i got the errors like.,
Why? > > system has this package with this version, and this package requires > updated version > > > Error shown is > > depends on libasound2 (>> 1.0.16); however: > Version of libasound2 on system is 1.0.13-2. > > What needs to be done ? > dpkg installs individual debs. However, you need some kind of package manager to grab the debs and have dpkg install them in the correct order. If you want to be that package manager, feel free. You'll have to check the dependancies of eacy package you want to install recursively. Why not just use aptitude? Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
