Re: dpkg -i question

2009-08-05 Thread Hinko Kocevar
Thanks go to Andrei and Sven for prompt response and helping me clearing this thing out! On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Hinko Kocevar wrote: > Hi, > > I've started using dpkg in the company I work for now. Before that I > was not familiar with the tool. > My question is in regard to the fact when

Re: dpkg -i question

2009-08-05 Thread Hinko Kocevar
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2009-08-05 09:38 +0200, Hinko Kocevar wrote: > >> I've started using dpkg in the company I work for now. Before that I >> was not familiar with the tool. >> My question is in regard to the fact when/how are files installed in >> /etc/default

Re: dpkg -i question

2009-08-05 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-08-05 09:38 +0200, Hinko Kocevar wrote: > I've started using dpkg in the company I work for now. Before that I > was not familiar with the tool. > My question is in regard to the fact when/how are files installed in > /etc/default when I run 'dpkg -i pkg.deb'. > > What I've observed is tha

Re: dpkg -i question

2009-08-05 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Wed,05.Aug.09, 09:38:54, Hinko Kocevar wrote: > Hi, > > I've started using dpkg in the company I work for now. Before that I > was not familiar with the tool. dpkg is a very useful tool, but it shouldn't be necessary unless your package is not available via APT. > My question is in regard to

dpkg -i question

2009-08-05 Thread Hinko Kocevar
Hi, I've started using dpkg in the company I work for now. Before that I was not familiar with the tool. My question is in regard to the fact when/how are files installed in /etc/default when I run 'dpkg -i pkg.deb'. What I've observed is that missing or modified file in /etc/default is never ins