Re: managing existing packages
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? That way one can tell apt get to get
a lower version.
MfG
Goswin
Reply to: