Colin, I suspect your directions fixed my problem, but I still fumble on the final installation.
> OK, I would advise two things. Firstly, /etc/apt/sources.list should > contain this instead of the last line: > > deb file:/storage/debs ./ This was accepted when I did # aptitude update > Secondly, generate the Packages.gz file like this: > > cd /storage/debs > dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null > Packages > gzip Packages A bit different than the procedure I originally used. I have in my /storage/debs three .deb files: a libdvdcss2, which is what I am really trying to install. It has two dependencies: the libc6 is just an update; a libdb1-compat, which I must install to satisfy the libc6 update. Although a bit complicated, I packed all three into the Package.gz file, hoping that # aptitude-install libdvdcss2 would do it. It did get to the point that it said it would upgrade 1 package and install 2, so aptutde install understood the logic of the situation. However, when I told it to proceed, I got errors. Apparently the livdcdcss2 was found, but not its two depencies: Err file: debs/ libdb1-compat 2.1.3-7 File not found Err file: debs/ libc6 2.3.2-9 File not found Here's the first section of my new Packages.gz file: Package: libc6 Version: 2.3.2-9 Priority: required Section: base Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Depends: libdb1-compat Suggests: locales, glibc-doc Conflicts: strace (<< 4.0-0), libnss-db (<= 2.2-6.1.1), timezone, timezones, gconv-modules, libtricks, libc6-doc, libc5 (<< 5.4.33-7), libpthread0 (<< 0.7-10), libc6-bin, libwcsmbs, apt (<< 0.3.0), libglib1.2 (<< 1.2.1-2), netkit-rpc, wine (<< 0.0.20021007-1) Provides: glibc-2.3.2-9 Replaces: ldso (<= 1.9.11-9), timezone, timezones, gconv-modules, libtricks, libc6-bin, netkit-rpc, netbase (<< 4.0) Architecture: i386 Filename: ./libc6_2.3.2-9_i386.deb Size: 3730358 MD5sum: 93b2fe09ef8ebbb2612216502245a0c2 Description: GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone data Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others. Timezone data is also included. source: glibc installed-size: 12808 Haines -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]