Re: dselect, dpkg, apt, gnome-apt???

[Pann McCuaig <pann@ssc.com>]

On Thu, Feb 11, 1999 at 16:02 (-0500), MacKenzie, Andrew wrote:

> My only real problem is the methods of keeping current.  I install packages
> using dpkg -i <packagename>.  I find the .deb packages on the ftp site or
> other sites, download them then install.  If there are dependencies, I go
> looking for the required packages and install them.
> 
> Is this the right way to do things in Debian?  I gave up on dselect because
> of the huge number of packages you must look at.  I tried apt but it told me
> some of my packages were configured wrong and would not go on.  How would I
> change this?

apt-get -f install

Keep current with 

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

You _really_ need to figure apt out (not too tough). It's WONDERFUL.

Luck,
Pann
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