ne> if (dpkg -l package-name | grep -c ii ) dpkg -i ./package.deb;
Though I might again consider using 'apt-zip', a slight variation of
the above should do what I need ...
Thanks, Niels!
-Kenneth
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Hi.
This isn't a silly question at all. For a long time I would use
dselect to just update the list of available packages, then I have to
view them just to get back out to the prompt to "update".
However, this will do the same:
apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade
The first updates the list of av
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:05:01 -0500
Kenneth Jacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How can I use 'dpkg' to install a new .deb, but *only* if the package
> is already on a machine? With RPM, you can use the "freshen" option
> ("-F" or "--freshen"). But how with 'dpkg'?
>
> In other words:
> o If t
On Sun, 2004-11-07 at 13:06 -0500, Kenneth Jacker wrote:
> jh> why would you just one specific package to be updated?
>
> Sorry I didn't explain more. Here's the situation ...
>
> I have an office machine, O, and a home machine, H both using
> sarge/testing. O has a high-speed connection to t
jh> why would you just one specific package to be updated?
Sorry I didn't explain more. Here's the situation ...
I have an office machine, O, and a home machine, H both using
sarge/testing. O has a high-speed connection to the Internet, but H
doesn't. After "updating" O, I copy all the .deb
* Alexander Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [041107 17:42]:
> * Kenneth Jacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [041107 17:05]:
> > How can I use 'dpkg' to install a new .deb, but *only* if the package
> > is already on a machine? With RPM, you can use the "freshen" option
> > ("-F" or "--freshen"). But how with
* Kenneth Jacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [041107 17:05]:
> How can I use 'dpkg' to install a new .deb, but *only* if the package
> is already on a machine? With RPM, you can use the "freshen" option
> ("-F" or "--freshen"). But how with 'dpkg'?
The only way I know (got through the package localepur
Kenneth Jacker wrote:
How can I use 'dpkg' to install a new .deb, but *only* if the package
is already on a machine? With RPM, you can use the "freshen" option
("-F" or "--freshen"). But how with 'dpkg'?
In other words:
o If the package is already installed, then update it
o If the package is
How can I use 'dpkg' to install a new .deb, but *only* if the package
is already on a machine? With RPM, you can use the "freshen" option
("-F" or "--freshen"). But how with 'dpkg'?
In other words:
o If the package is already installed, then update it
o If the package is not installed, do
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