--- Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On
Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 02:34:00PM +1100, Steve Kieu
> wrote:
> > --- Marcel Figuerola Estrada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > I've just downloaded a deb but I don't know the
> > > procedure to install it. I've placed it in my
> home
> > > director
On Fri, Nov 02, 2001 at 02:34:00PM +1100, Steve Kieu wrote:
> --- Marcel Figuerola Estrada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
>
> As root run
>
> dpkg -i packages.deb
>
On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, 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.
dpkg -i filename
--
Baloo
--- Marcel Figuerola Estrada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
As root run
dpkg -i packages.deb
Or
apt-get install pakcges.deb
Read man page to know more pls
> --
> To
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
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.
Marcel
On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 10:51:15PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote:
> I've tried using dpkg as described, but there are problems:
>
> pylori:~/debs# dpkg -i xaos_3_0-23_i386.deb
> Selecting previously deselected package xaos.
> (Reading database ... 16818 files and directories currently installed.)
> Un
Alex Hunsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it.
> How do I tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than
> having it looking at the places in sources.list?
On Wed, 2001-10-03 at 23:10, Alex Hunsley wrote:
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it. How do I
> tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in /tmp at the
> moment, and I'v
Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alex Hunsley wrote:
> >
> > Progress... I did apt-get install xaos from the net. It failed again, but
> > suggested I run "apt-get -f install", which I have done, and it seems to be
> > happily getting the needed dependencies. Is this the correct way to c
Thus spake Alex Hunsley:
> Alex Hunsley wrote:
> >
> > "Brooks R. Robinson" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install
> > > > it. How do I
> > > > tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> > > > looking at the places in so
Alex Hunsley wrote:
>
> "Brooks R. Robinson" wrote:
> >
> > > I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install
> > > it. How do I
> > > tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> > > looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in
> >
"Brooks R. Robinson" wrote:
>
> > I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install
> > it. How do I
> > tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> > looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in
> > /tmp at the
> > moment, and I've
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install
> it. How do I
> tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in
> /tmp at the
> moment, and I've tried adding file:/tmp to sources.list, but
Thus spake Alex Hunsley:
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it. How do I
> tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in /tmp at the
> moment, and I've tried adding file:/tmp
On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 10:10:36PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote:
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it. How do I
> tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in /tmp at the
> mo
Alex Hunsley writes:
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install
> it. How do I tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name
> rather than having it looking at the places in sources.list? The
> package is sitting in /tmp at the moment, and I've tried adding
> file:/
On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 10:10:36PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote:
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it. How do I
> tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> looking at the places in sources.list?
You don't. apt-get primarily handles the
--- Alex Hunsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2001-10-03 22:10):
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it. How do I
> tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in /tmp at the
> moment,
On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 10:10:36PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote:
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it. How do I
> tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in /tmp at the
> mo
On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 10:10:36PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote:
> I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it. How do I
> tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
> looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in /tmp at the
> mo
I've downloaded a .deb package from the net and want to install it. How do I
tell apt-get that I'm giving it a direct file name rather than having it
looking at the places in sources.list? The package is sitting in /tmp at the
moment, and I've tried adding file:/tmp to sources.list, but still no lu
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