6.02.2003 16:55 Hal Vaughan: >>> How can I install a .deb file that I've downloaded with my >>> browser? >> >> 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.
Uhm - read it once again :). You won't have to manually check dependencies; apt & dpkg share the same database for that purpose. Regards, Tom -- "Was soll uns denn das ew'ge Schaffen! Geschaffenes zu nichts hinwegzuraffen!" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]