On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 01:08:52AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: > 2) How can I install a .deb file that I've downloaded with my browser? (I > downloaded a game that was a .deb file into my home directory. I searched > the /var dir tree and found .deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives, so I > copied the file in there, but "apt-cache search" doesn't show any awareness > of the downloaded package.)
apt-get acquires the .deb files for you and then acts as a front end for dpkg, the program that actually does the package installing. man dpkg should help you some, and I believe that dpkg -i package.deb will install it for you. I've rarely done this and I'm not sure how it interacts with apt-get later (I doubt you can uninstall packages installed this way with apt-get remove...I would imageine apt is simply unaware of them, but someone who knows more about this should comment on it). Sorry I can't help with the first question, but this should get you started for the second :) Steve -- Steve Wollkind 810 C San Pedro [EMAIL PROTECTED] College Station, TX 77845 http://njord.org/~steve 979.575.2948 -- All these worlds are belong to us, except Europa. Take off no zigs there.
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