Re: showing a package as available?
Richard Weil <rcweil@yahoo.com> writes:
> How do I get dselect to show an available version of packages I've
> compiled? For example, when I compile a kernel with kpkg and install
> it, the package is then grouped under "Obsolete/local Optional
> packages", presumably because no available version is shown. Can I
> fix this so that it falls into an "Up-to-date" category? Thanks.
You'd have to create a local archive containing your kernel package,
and add it to your APT sources. apt-move might help you do this; if
you want to do it the hard way, dpkg-scanpackages (out of dpkg-dev)
will help you create the Packages file.
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