On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:27:46 +0530, Arjun Asthana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thursday 17 February 2005 17:17, H. S. Rai wrote:
> > How I can install all packages from 15 CDs, which now I have on Debian
> > installed (only from 1st CD) HDD.
> IIRC, apt-get supports wild-cards.
> # apt-get install *
> You might have to escape the '*'
No it does not:
homer:~# apt-get install *
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package Desktop
homer:~# apt-get install '*'
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
E: Regex compilation error - Invalid preceding regular expression
Besides, this RH-ish approach of "install all packages" is not a good
idea on Debian. If one is going to be a responsible Debian user, the
best approach is to install only what is needed.
Thaths
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