Re: Installing own packages with aptitude
Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: Hi all, I would like to install some selfmade or downloaded packages on my system using apt or aptitude. These are packages, which are experimental or 3rd-party (like my printer driver), and which is no repository for. All packages are installable with dpkg -i by hand, and all packages shall reside in a special directory (i.e. /var/cache/apt/archive2/ ). How must be the syntax in /etc/apt/sources.list ? I suppose, it is something like deb file:///var/cache/apt/archive2/ ./ Another question: Is there a way to install those packages, even it has the wrong architecture ? If I do it manually this is working of course, (using dpkg -i --force-architecture) , but is there a way to handle it automatically ? The background is, that the closed-source-driver for my printer (Brother MFC210c) is only available as an I386-package, but not as an amd64-package. Although, it is working perfectly on amd64-systems ! Best regards Hans This is not my best effort: I sent this to Hans by mistake, resent it but to the wrong list. Now, hopefully, I have sent this to the right list. Original messages following: Hans, Sorry I sent this to you by mistake. I resent this to the list: Hans, I only know one part of what you ask: dpkg -i --force-architecture package.deb see dpkg --help and dpkg --force-help I use this to install skype (ony 32bit version available) and a few things which it depends on (also 32bit versions) HTH -- Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing own packages with aptitude
On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 11:12:16AM -0500, Damon L. Chesser wrote: Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: Hi all, I would like to install some selfmade or downloaded packages on my system using apt or aptitude. These are packages, which are experimental or 3rd-party (like my printer driver), and which is no repository for. All packages are installable with dpkg -i by hand, and all packages shall reside in a special directory (i.e. /var/cache/apt/archive2/ ). How must be the syntax in /etc/apt/sources.list ? I suppose, it is something like deb file:///var/cache/apt/archive2/ ./ do a man sources.list their example is deb file:/home/jason/debian stable main contrib non-free Another question: Is there a way to install those packages, even it has the wrong architecture ? If I do it manually this is working of course, (using dpkg -i --force-architecture) , but is there a way to handle it automatically ? The background is, that the closed-source-driver for my printer (Brother MFC210c) is only available as an I386-package, but not as an amd64-package. Although, it is working perfectly on amd64-systems ! Best regards Hans This is not my best effort: I sent this to Hans by mistake, resent it but to the wrong list. Now, hopefully, I have sent this to the right list. Original messages following: Hans, Sorry I sent this to you by mistake. I resent this to the list: Hans, I only know one part of what you ask: dpkg -i --force-architecture package.deb see dpkg --help and dpkg --force-help I use this to install skype (ony 32bit version available) and a few things which it depends on (also 32bit versions) HTH -- Damon L. Chesser [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Signs of crime: screaming or cries for help. -- The Brown University Security Crime Prevention Pamphlet signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Installing own packages with aptitude
El ds 08 de 03 del 2008 a les 11:12 -0500, en/na Damon L. Chesser va escriure: I use this to install skype (ony 32bit version available) I've recently added the libraries needed for skype. You may want to give a try if you're running testing. Bye. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing own packages with aptitude
On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 08:07:32AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 11:12:16AM -0500, Damon L. Chesser wrote: Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: Hi all, I would like to install some selfmade or downloaded packages on my system using apt or aptitude. These are packages, which are experimental or 3rd-party (like my printer driver), and which is no repository for. All packages are installable with dpkg -i by hand, and all packages shall reside in a special directory (i.e. /var/cache/apt/archive2/ ). How must be the syntax in /etc/apt/sources.list ? I suppose, it is something like deb file:///var/cache/apt/archive2/./ do a man sources.list their example is deb file:/home/jason/debian stable main contrib non-free There is a reqiurement to prepare some kind of index, I believe. I'm not sure of the details, but there's a utilitu that does this. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing own packages with aptitude
On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 06:25:18PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2008 at 08:07:32AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: On Sat, Mar 08, 2008 at 11:12:16AM -0500, Damon L. Chesser wrote: Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: Hi all, I would like to install some selfmade or downloaded packages on my system using apt or aptitude. These are packages, which are experimental or 3rd-party (like my printer driver), and which is no repository for. All packages are installable with dpkg -i by hand, and all packages shall reside in a special directory (i.e. /var/cache/apt/archive2/ ). How must be the syntax in /etc/apt/sources.list ? I suppose, it is something like deb file:///var/cache/apt/archive2/ ./ do a man sources.list their example is deb file:/home/jason/debian stable main contrib non-free There is a reqiurement to prepare some kind of index, I believe. I'm not sure of the details, but there's a utilitu that does this. there are a couple, the one i use is reprepro but this is for publishing on a ftp or http access (can be used for local file reps as well). I think you can get rid of the stable main contrib non-free and use ./ -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany - George W. Bush 05/05/2006 Washington, DC signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Installing own packages with aptitude
Hi all, I would like to install some selfmade or downloaded packages on my system using apt or aptitude. These are packages, which are experimental or 3rd-party (like my printer driver), and which is no repository for. All packages are installable with dpkg -i by hand, and all packages shall reside in a special directory (i.e. /var/cache/apt/archive2/ ). How must be the syntax in /etc/apt/sources.list ? I suppose, it is something like deb file:///var/cache/apt/archive2/ ./ Another question: Is there a way to install those packages, even it has the wrong architecture ? If I do it manually this is working of course, (using dpkg -i --force-architecture) , but is there a way to handle it automatically ? The background is, that the closed-source-driver for my printer (Brother MFC210c) is only available as an I386-package, but not as an amd64-package. Although, it is working perfectly on amd64-systems ! Best regards Hans -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing own packages with aptitude
On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 04:14:45PM +0100, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: I would like to install some selfmade or downloaded packages on my system using apt or aptitude. These are packages, which are experimental or 3rd-party (like my printer driver), and which is no repository for. All packages are installable with dpkg -i by hand, and all packages shall reside in a special directory (i.e. /var/cache/apt/archive2/ ). How must be the syntax in /etc/apt/sources.list ? I suppose, it is something like deb file:///var/cache/apt/archive2/ ./ Another question: Is there a way to install those packages, even it has the wrong architecture ? If I do it manually this is working of course, (using dpkg -i --force-architecture) , but is there a way to handle it automatically ? The background is, that the closed-source-driver for my printer (Brother MFC210c) is only available as an I386-package, but not as an amd64-package. Although, it is working perfectly on amd64-systems ! Apt (and as a result aptitude, synaptic, etc) only works with repositories. You either make your own repository (see apt-ftparchive tool) or you use dpkg -i manually. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
