On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Wayne Richardson wrote: > I can download these packages from the internet from my windows '95 > machine and then transfer them to the Linux system using a diskette.
> When I try to run dpkg on these files I get errors. Are you *certain* that you are transferring them in BINARY mode? Do you have your floppy drive mounted so that it does automatic *nix<->DOS conversion? (It shouldn't.) | This is OFFICIAL WRITTEN notification that I want to be REMOVED | | from ALL commercial mailing lists. EVERY message sent from this | | account has had this request posted. ALL UNSOLICITED ADVERTISEMENTS | | SENT TO THIS ACCOUNT ARE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL (U.S.) LAW. | -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]