Re: Problem configuring a local .deb repository -- SOLVED!

2005-08-14 Thread Bob Proulx
Harold Crouch wrote: > Problem solved! In the future you might consider using 'debarchiver' to build the archive and 'dupload' (or 'dput') to put your custom debs into it. This makes managing a personal depot very easy. apt-cache show debarchiver apt-cache show dupload Bob signature.asc De

Problem configuring a local .deb repository -- SOLVED!

2005-08-13 Thread Harold Crouch
Problem solved! I changed the apt-ftparchive command to apt-ftparchive packages . | gzip > Packages.gz and executed the command from within the directory containing the debs. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Problem configuring a local .deb repository

2005-08-13 Thread Harold Crouch
Found a typo. Sorry! --- SNIP --- > I then did: > > apt-ftparchive packages /local_debs/ | gzip > Packages.gz > --- SNIP --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Problem configuring a local .deb repository

2005-08-13 Thread Harold Crouch
I downloaded the latest openoffice.org2 tarball from ftp.linux.cz/pub/localization/OpenOffice.org/devel/680/ into /local_debs/ on my hard drive. Untarring the tarball gave me a directory full of .deb files. I then did: apt-ftparchive packages /local_debs/ | gzip Packages.gz I examined Pack