* "Suresh Kumar. R" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When we install some package using .tgz files, the debian > package mechanism is not aware that the particular package is > installed. For ex. I installed postfix*.tgz but apt is unaware > of it. Therefore, when I use apt-get for installilng something > else, it would say, MTA not installed and it would try to > install one. > > Is there any way to fix it so that I can still enjoy apt-get > install?
There is a package called "equivs" that does what you want. apt-get install equivs && man equivs-build