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Re: Installing package *NOT* in repository



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On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 08:02:02AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:

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> Odd, maybe apt does not look in $PATH?

There's no reason to assume that, unless when looking for an executable
(i.e. those things which tend to live in /bin and /usr/bin).

Actually, dpkg's man page mentions $PATH, but only for searching
executables, which is to be expected. Not for searching packages.

To me, it would be a surprise.

Cheers
- -- t
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