Here's part 2
I actually muddle through the APT HOWTO last night and figured out the
dpkg-scanpackages comand. I used it to successfully scan 3 packages I
moved from the CDROM to my /root/debs directory. It created the
Packages file, which I opened with nano to verify the content. It
appeared
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:00:31AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
I have a HOWTO [0] on creating a Debian Package repository. It is meant
to have more of a tutorial feel to it and you should find it helpful.
-Roberto
[0] http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 05:14:06PM -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> The maintainer puts the dependency information in the package when he
> creates it. When the package is uploaded that information is taken from
> the package and added to the Packages file.
Sounds logical.
> > According to the list t
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:54:39PM +0200, Maurits van Rees wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 01:05:56PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:00:31AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> > > I want to install package "X", does the "X" .deb contain the
> > > dependency information,
> I assume that is the Packages.gz file that you download when you do an
> (apt-get|aptitude) update. But the dependencies for package X are also
> listed in X.deb.
The maintainer puts the dependency information in the package when he
creates it. When the package is uploaded that information is t
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 03:22:04PM -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> Paul E Condon writes:
> > [Apt-cache] operates as a kind of proxy between your computer and the
> > Debian repository out on the internet. It keeps copies of all the
> > packages that you download so that, if you want to download again
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 01:05:56PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:00:31AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> > I want to install package "X", does the "X" .deb contain the
> > dependency information, or is there a list on my system somewhere? If
>
> Yes.
What do you mean
Paul E Condon writes:
> [Apt-cache] operates as a kind of proxy between your computer and the
> Debian repository out on the internet. It keeps copies of all the
> packages that you download so that, if you want to download again in
> order to install on another computer, you already have a copy of
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:00:31AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> I've got a couple of questions about using APT on Debian Sarge.
>
> Is there a way to set up a "repository" of Debian packages on a
> CD-ROM? I would like to do this, instead of keeping the packages on my
> hardrive. I tried to
On 6/14/05, Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 12:13:36PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> > What does apt-cache do?
> It operates as a kind of proxy between your computer and the Debian
> repository out on the internet. It keeps copies of all the packages
> that y
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 12:13:36PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
> Thanks for the response Paul.
>
> What does apt-cache do?
>
It operates as a kind of proxy between your computer and the Debian
repository out on the internet. It keeps copies of all the packages
that you download so that, if
Thanks for the response Paul.
What does apt-cache do?
Does it require an internet connection?
I don't have an internet connection to my Debian box yet. (But I'm
working on it)
I asked these questions in response to a problem I had. I tried to
install one package that depended on another pac
On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 11:00:31AM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote:
[snip]
> Does APT have a list that it uses to determine dependencies, or is
> this information contained in each individual package? For example, If
Yes.
> I want to install package "X", does the "X" .deb contain the
> dependenc
I've got a couple of questions about using APT on Debian Sarge.
Is there a way to set up a "repository" of Debian packages on a
CD-ROM? I would like to do this, instead of keeping the packages on my
hardrive. I tried to just burn the packages to a CD-ROM, but this
didn't work. I think I need to pr
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