Re: Deb install on USB device destroys MBR of hard disk

2009-09-06 Thread Tim Tebbit
Tim Legg wrote: > Hello, I have a pretty exasperating problem with installing Debian onto a USB > device using the netinstall CD. When it asks for the GRUB boot loader, I > told it 'Yes' install it and it went ahead and installed on the hard disk > /dev/hda instead of /dev/sde where everything

Re: .deb install

2001-02-12 Thread Zac Epkes
Hehe, yeah it is simple, but its ok, we were all new once. dpkg -i filename.deb Robin Rowe wrote: > Hi. This seems like an easy question, but I can't find the answer. How do I > install a .deb file I've downloaded to the local file system? And, how do I > make it appear in dselect? > > Thanks.

Re: .deb install

2001-02-12 Thread Bruce Sass
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Robin Rowe wrote: > Hi. This seems like an easy question, but I can't find the answer. How do I > install a .deb file I've downloaded to the local file system? And, how do I > make it appear in dselect? dpkg -i /path/to/package.deb dselect will know abuout it also... "dpkg