Re: Dselect Location of Files
On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Brian Armstrong wrote:
> I am trying to setup Debian Linux 2.0.34. I want to use the deb
> packages for Netscape and StarOffice. I have the files on a CD from
> Cheap*Bytes and can download it them from the Debian ftp site. I need
> to know the following:
>
> What directory do I place the deb package file?
anywhere
> What directory do I place the tar file?
/tmp I believe ... If you want to keep a copy, dont leave it there.
> What do I type to execute the deb package and tar file?
dpkg -i <packagefile.deb>
> Are there any other steps I need to do before or after, or will
> dselect take care of that?
dselect would, as it is the front end to dpkg.
Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)
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