Re: How can one get debian installed?
On 28 Jul 2001, at 14:37, Frank Zimmermann wrote:
> Robert Schweikert wrote:
>
>
> >
> > # /usr/bin/apt-get --no-download install
> > /usr/dists/upgrades/xserver-3dlabs_3.3.6-11potato32.deb
> > Reading Package Lists...
> > Building Dependency Tree...
> > E: Couldn't find package
> > /usr/dists/upgrades/xserver-3dlabs_3.3.6-11potato32.deb
> >
> > # /usr/bin/apt-get --no-download install
> > xserver-3dlabs_3.3.6-11potato32.deb
> > Reading Package Lists...
> > Building Dependency Tree...
> > E: Couldn't find package xserver-3dlabs_3.3.6-11potato32.deb
> >
> > but the file is right there
> >
>
> > Does anyone have any ideas what the hell is going on here?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robert
> >
> apt-get needs AFAIK a Contents-file. It looks to me like you've downloaded the files and then try to install it with apt-get. So you'll have to tell apt-get where the files are.
>
> I think you'll have to create a Contents.gz file in your download
> directory, add the path to your sources.list and run apt-get update.
> The more easier way to install the packages is to use dpkg.
Try using the R option as in:
dpkg -iR <path to location of package>
hth Dean
>
> Frank
>
>
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