On 2018-08-13, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: >> > >> > I really don't know what you're talking about, dpkg knows nothing about apt >> > and its repositories, it can't install any dependency. >> >> You're right: it won't download & install dependencies. It'll just >> list those and complain. > > This needn't be a disaster. 'apt -f install' fixes the dependencies. >
'apt install ./foo.deb' (if .deb is in the current directory) will kill both birds with a single stone it appears (famous final weasel words). -- "She was a blank wall, fresh painted." Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine