On Thursday 06 February 2003 02:06 am, Svein Ove Aas wrote: > torsdag 6. februar 2003, 07:08, skrev Hal Vaughan:
> > 1) How can I specify the source site to use to retreive a specific > > package? (In this case, I added download.kde.org with all the info to > > point to the KDE 3.1 packages, but apt doesn't seem to see anything above > > KDE 2.2, even after apt-get update). > > That won't be neccessary; KDE 3.1 will be in Sid Any Time Now. > Anyway, the correct line for installing under woody is deb > http://ktown.kde.org/~nolden/kde/ woody main So how is ktown.kde.org different from download.kde.org? And why does KDE reference the latter? > Other than that, I can't help you. > > > 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 acts as a frontend to dpkg, downloading and installing packages in > the right order. You can call dpkg directly (dpkg -i) to instll your own > packages; apt-get will still be aware of it and assume proper dependencies, > as it shares dpkg's database for that. So it'll install, but not check for dependencies? Got it. I'll check dependencies on my own. > > And, if the answer or info I'm looking for isn't in the apt-get man page, > > where would it be? > > The APT HowTo and the dpkg man page. That's the danger of trying to solve problems at 2:00 am -- I totally forgot about the Apt HowTo. (Hits forhead and does a Homer Simpson "D'oh!") Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]