Re: X on a Diamond Viper 770
What do I get? I don't see an xfree86*.deb file I'd like to start from
scratch if that's simpler.
Thanx -- Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: John Carline <jtc@stic.net>
To: Greg & Heather Vence <gvence@bellsouth.net>
Cc: Debian, User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: X on a Diamond Viper 770
> Greg & Heather Vence wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Greg & Heather Vence wrote:
> > >
> > > > How do I get apt to see it?
> > > >
> > > > Thanx again -- Greg.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Sorry, I don't use apt. I just download the deb I want and then use
> > 'dpkg -i
> > > deb_name.deb'
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> >
> > Could it be downloaded into the standard location for dselect to use and
> > then run dselect?
>
> dselect reads a package list and then allows you to install from that
list.
> While there may be a way to update the list so that dselect can find it
> (someone else may know), it would still be less convenient that simply
> using dpkg. And since dselect used dpkg to install the package anyway, why
> not skip the middle man? Your list of files will stay current and the
next
> time you run dselect it will show the "deb" as installed.
>
> John
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