Re: newbie can't install packages from floppy
"Darryl Röthering" wrote:
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> What is the proper procedure for installing packages from a floppy? I
> downloaded them via my NT box (hiss, hiss) at work, but can't seem to read
> them (dpkg -info, or dpkg --install) when I mount the floppy as type vfat.
Post a transcript of what you tried and the errors you got back.
There's an infinite number of things you could have typed, and
a similar number of responses.
> What additionally puzzles me is that after I get the package I want from the
> web site, I get a list of ftp sites to get it from, but never get an option
> for the architecture involved. Don't these packages contain binaries?
Which website ? Which page on the website ? Which packages ?
Regards,
Paul
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