apt-deb: [was Re: Always run dpkg --dry-run -i before running dpkg -i!]
a long time ago, in a thread far, far away...
Michelle Konzack wrote:
> What about
>
> dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null >Packages
>
> in the same directory and entering the informations
> in "/etc/apt/sources.lists" ?
>
> After an "apt-get update" you can use "apt-get install"
> to get your package running
William Ballard wrote:
> That's a good idea. Thanks!
I wrote a shell script to do this called "apt-deb".
It turned out a bit complex / ugly in the end!
It appears to work ok.
You can get it at http://nipl.net/hacks/apt-deb
Sam
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