Re: managing existing packages
On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 11:54:58AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> Fabio Massimo Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net> writes:
>
> > On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Eric Winger wrote:
> >
> > > In putting my packages to my local repository, I've encountered a number
> > > of messages & questions.
> > >
> > > When running dpkg-scanpackages I got this message:
> > >
> > > ! Package spinelli (filename pool/spinelli_0.9_i386.deb) is repeat;
> > > ignored that one and using data from pool/spinelli_0.10_i386.deb !
> > >
> > > I'm using a pool directory & I'm wondering if this message came because
> > > I kept my existing .deb files around from the first version (spinelli
> > > 0.9).
> >
> > Yes. this is the case. It is a warning and it is harmless. In the
> > generated Packages file you will have always the latest one.
>
> Is there a flag to include both?
As I read the above, all versions are in the Package file.
> That way one can tell apt get to get a lower version.
Use wget & dpkg for that, and leave apt-get as it is.
>
> MfG
> Goswin
>
Geert Stappers
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