On Monday 28 August 2006 21:17, Matt England wrote: > How can one upgrade an installed dpkg with a .deb file, much the same way > one can run: > > rpm -Uhv <new-version-of-package.rpm> > > using rpm? I was hoping for a > > dpkg -u <new-version-of-package.deb> > > command, but I don't see this or anything like it. I can't find anything > in apt-get's man page, either. > > Any suggestions, tips? dpkg --install <packagename>, though unlike RPM, Debian has apt (and it actually works), so apt-get install <packagename> will download it for you, too. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca
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