What do I get? I don't see an xfree86*.deb file I'd like to start from scratch if that's simpler.
Thanx -- Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: John Carline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Greg & Heather Vence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Debian, User <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 8:18 AM Subject: Re: X on a Diamond Viper 770 > Greg & Heather Vence wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Greg & Heather Vence wrote: > > > > > > > How do I get apt to see it? > > > > > > > > Thanx again -- Greg. > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, I don't use apt. I just download the deb I want and then use > > 'dpkg -i > > > deb_name.deb' > > > > > > John > > > > > > > Could it be downloaded into the standard location for dselect to use and > > then run dselect? > > dselect reads a package list and then allows you to install from that list. > While there may be a way to update the list so that dselect can find it > (someone else may know), it would still be less convenient that simply > using dpkg. And since dselect used dpkg to install the package anyway, why > not skip the middle man? Your list of files will stay current and the next > time you run dselect it will show the "deb" as installed. > > John > > -- > > Powered by the Penguin > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >