Re: How to "upgrade" a dpkg with a .deb

2006-08-30 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
Matt England wrote: > How can one upgrade an installed dpkg with a .deb file, much the same > way one can run: > >rpm -Uhv > > using rpm? I was hoping for a > >dpkg -u > > command, but I don't see this or anything like it. I can't find > anything in apt-get's man page, either. > >

Re: How to "upgrade" a dpkg with a .deb

2006-08-29 Thread Paul Johnson
On Monday 28 August 2006 21:17, Matt England wrote: > How can one upgrade an installed dpkg with a .deb file, much the same way > one can run: > > rpm -Uhv > > using rpm? I was hoping for a > > dpkg -u > > command, but I don't see this or anything like it. I can't find anything > in apt

Re: How to "upgrade" a dpkg with a .deb

2006-08-28 Thread [KS]
Paul Dwerryhouse wrote: > On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 11:17:52PM -0500, Matt England wrote: >> How can one upgrade an installed dpkg with a .deb file, much the same way >> one can run: >>rpm -Uhv >> using rpm? I was hoping for a >>dpkg -u >> command, but I don't see this or anything like it

Re: How to "upgrade" a dpkg with a .deb

2006-08-28 Thread Ivan Aleman
2006/8/29, Matt England <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: How can one upgrade an installed dpkg with a .deb file, much the same way one can run: rpm -Uhv using rpm? I was hoping for a dpkg -u Any suggestions, tips? You can install any package using dpkg -i read the man for more info -- I

How to "upgrade" a dpkg with a .deb

2006-08-28 Thread Matt England
How can one upgrade an installed dpkg with a .deb file, much the same way one can run: rpm -Uhv using rpm? I was hoping for a dpkg -u command, but I don't see this or anything like it. I can't find anything in apt-get's man page, either. Any suggestions, tips? -Matt -- To UNS

Re: How to "upgrade" a dpkg with a .deb

2006-08-28 Thread Paul Dwerryhouse
On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 11:17:52PM -0500, Matt England wrote: > How can one upgrade an installed dpkg with a .deb file, much the same way > one can run: >rpm -Uhv > using rpm? I was hoping for a >dpkg -u > command, but I don't see this or anything like it. dpkg -i is the equivalent o

How to "upgrade" a dpkg with a .deb

2006-08-28 Thread Matt England
How can one upgrade an installed dpkg with a .deb file, much the same way one can run: rpm -Uhv using rpm? I was hoping for a dpkg -u command, but I don't see this or anything like it. I can't find anything in apt-get's man page, either. Any suggestions, tips? -Matt -- To UNSU