Re: Original packages & dependencies
Thanks for the detailed suggestions.
Vittorio
On Friday 02 July 2004 17:42, Chris Metzler wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:14:07 +0200
>
> v.demartino2@virgilio.it wrote:
> > Under debian testing I have installed the texlive version of tetex (I
> > mean the tetex version coming with www.tug.org DVD) because is more
> > updated than the boxed tetex deb stuff.
> >
> > Now if I try to install lyx via apt-get debian looks for dependencies
> > (tetex) and doesn't find them.
> >
> > Is there any way to tell apt-get to install the package and to find the
> > missing files in another dir?
>
> apt doesn't look for files, per se; it looks for packages. It looks
> in its package database to see if the package dependencies for lyx are
> filled (e.g. that the package tetex-base is installed), and complains/
> makes to install it if it doesn't find it.
>
> So your mission is not to tell apt to look for missing files in another
> directory, since apt doesn't look for files in *any* directory. Your
> mission is to tell apt that you really *do* have the package dependencies
> installed.
>
> Reading the documentation is always a good idea. If you check the
> Debian Reference, available through the Debian website, under "Chapter
> 6 - Debian Package Management," you'll see a subsection on "equivs".
> The APT HOWTO, also available through the Debian website, has a big
> section on equivs.
>
> -c
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