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Re: dselect ftp went bye bye



Joel Zimba <jzimba@Access.Mountain.Net> writes:

This is becoming a FAQ - why is this happening?

> after running dselect and installing a bunch of stuff.
> I finished install.
> Now I can't find the ftp option when I go back into dselect.
> 
> why?

Not sure (it is included in the base set but seems to get uninstalled
rather easily).

> how do I get it back.

Go to your favourite debian ftp site and look for it in
project/experimental.  Download it and install it with dpkg -i
dpkg-ftp-1.4.2.deb.

> how do I ftp with dpkg, is it possible?

You can only do it with dselect.

Andy.



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