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Re: Where are ms-dos filenames for Debian packages?



On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Keith Saxon wrote:


> I'm trying to install .deb files from a DOS partition.

I did that installing linux on an old compaq laptop with dos 6.2


> That's where I rejoined the perl_5.004.04-6.deb file tht I'm trying to
> install.     

Just rename the file to something like perl.deb and install it with dpkg
-i /mnt/perl.deb. 

Johann.
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