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Re: 2 apt-get questions



On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 01:08:52AM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> 1) How can I specify the source site to use to retreive a specific package?  
> (In this case, I added download.kde.org with all the info to point to the KDE 
> 3.1 packages, but apt doesn't seem to see anything above KDE 2.2, even after 
> apt-get update).

Add the appropriate line in /etc/apt/sources.list.  If you're not sure
what to add, http://www.apt-get.org/ can help you.

> 2) How can I install a .deb file that I've downloaded with my
> browser?

dpkg -i /path/to/package.deb

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