Re: Local apt repository and specific version

2010-07-01 Thread Didster
Aha... So I assume that basically boils down to apt-get not being able to resolve a dependency at a specific version and instead will always look for and install the candidate version? I need to stick to apt-get really - just because I dont want to re-do 2 tons of documentation ;o) I have manage

Re: Local apt repository and specific version

2010-07-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Jo, 01 iul 10, 22:06:49, Didster wrote: > > How can a package that is "not installable" then be installed??! As you've shown in you 'apt-cache policy' those versions are not 'candidate' versions, but aptitude offers alternative solutions (one of the benefits over apt-get), one of them being

Re: Local apt repository and specific version

2010-07-01 Thread Didster
I tried this, but it didn't help. I gave package-system a unique name based on the version, but it did the same thing. I didn't try giving all 3 packages their own name based on version (nor would I want to!) Thanks On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Jordan Metzmeier wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGN

Re: Local apt repository and specific version

2010-07-01 Thread Didster
Sort of - but it can actually do the install: The following packages are BROKEN: package-system The following packages have unmet dependencies: package-system: Depends: package1 (= 2.1.88) but it is not installable Depends: package2 (= 2.1.88) but it is not installable

Re: Local apt repository and specific version

2010-07-01 Thread Jordan Metzmeier
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 07/01/2010 03:51 PM, Didster wrote: > Hi there, > > We use a local apt repository as a means to distribute our own > software. The software is not and will not ever be part of the > official Debian archives. Our software consists of 4 packages,

Re: Local apt repository and specific version

2010-07-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Jo, 01 iul 10, 20:51:05, Didster wrote: [...] > Then "apt-get install package-system" installs package-system 2.0.2 > along with V2.1.99 of the three packages. But "apt-get install > package-system=2.0.1" fails as follows: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies. > package-syste

Re: Local --> apt

2006-01-11 Thread David Baron
>On Wednesday 11 January 2006 07:27, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > Is there any way to moving a /usr/local installation into apt, meeting >> > dependencies, etc. Most information is in the configure program with the >> > application being compiled. >> >> Look at checkinstall. >Yes, I got this on

Re: Local --> apt

2006-01-11 Thread David Baron
On Wednesday 11 January 2006 07:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Is there any way to moving a /usr/local installation into apt, meeting > > dependencies, etc. Most information is in the configure program with the > > application being compiled. > > Look at checkinstall. Yes, I got this one for th

Re: Local --> apt

2006-01-10 Thread Ryan Nowakowski
On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 09:26:27PM +0200, David Baron wrote: > Is there any way to moving a /usr/local installation into apt, meeting > dependencies, etc. Most information is in the configure program with the > application being compiled. Look at checkinstall. signature.asc Description: Digita

Re: Local apt mirror

2004-04-07 Thread Monique Y. Mudama
On 2004-04-07, Pete Clarke penned: > Hi there, > > I would like to run a local "apt" mirror for the machines on my local > network. At the moment all Debian machines independantly do their own > updates & dist-upgrades via one of the Debian web mirrors. This > results in many duplicated downloads,

Re: Local apt mirror

2004-04-07 Thread Pete Clarke
Hi there, Thanks for the sugesstions ... I will try apt-mirror later on and see what happens. Cheers, Pete. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Local apt mirror

2004-04-07 Thread Albert Dengg
On Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:19:52 +0100 "Pete Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to run a local "apt" mirror for the machines on my local > network. At the moment all Debian machines independantly do their own > updates & dist-upgrades via one of the Debian web mirrors. > This results in