-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/25/08 13:55, Mihira Fernando wrote: > On Sunday 25 May 2008 06:27:27 Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >> 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? > This could be a third party software they give out only as deb file. > >>> 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. > Can aptitude be used to install a single deb file from a folder ? if so, > whats > the syntax ? also does it automatically check for dependencies ?
No need to use eviltude. Try this: $ apt-cache policy libasound2 - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA ESPN makes baseball players better. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIObi1S9HxQb37XmcRAraTAKC1uzodEXfEYm+YahNx4lvAw/oimQCggUUm Axlp+ZEH47fzVqT/cvXYM94= =XrcA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
