> Hi: > > I try to install X11 from cdrom that is download and recorded from ftp. > When I use dselect to install some packages, some .deb packages are > refused by dpkg. Even I use dpkg -i xlib* to install X11, error message > like: > > dpkg-deb: /...directory/xlib6*.. not dbian format > > Does anybody have same problem before? Why the .deb that is download can > > not be accepted?
Ok, I'll bite (since you've asked three times). Normally, questions on debian-user get answered more quickly than - I thought somebody else would have taken this one by now. Most likely, you have a file named xlib.......... in your directory that is not a .deb file. Perhaps you also downloaded a xlib*.tar.gz file (an upstream source package). Try running 'dpkg -i xlib*.deb' instead. Or even better, use the full explicit file name. (Of course, there is always the possibility that you have found a bug) Cheers, - Jim
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