Re: Getting dselect to read .deb files without Packages,Release,etc files

[cjw44@flatline.org.uk (Colin Watson)]

<evz@streetcar.com> wrote:
>How do I get dselect or another apt frontend tool read and use locally
>downloaded .deb files for which I'm unable (read apt-move,
>dpkg-scan-packages dosn't do it - I don't know how to get it to) to
>create the appropriate Packages & Release files and directory structure.
>apt-move doesn't like ftp.is.co.za 's dir structure and just generally
>seemed not to work. dpkg-scanpackages requires me to create a override
>file ... lots of manual work and faulty.

You can use /dev/null as an override file and just use the sections and
priorities from the packages. Or try apt-ftparchive if you happen to be
running testing/unstable and have apt-utils installed. Those are the
only tools I know of that will create the Packages file. Note that you
need to gzip the Packages file if you use dpkg-scanpackages; I think
apt-ftparchive will do that for you.

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Colin Watson                                     [cjw44@flatline.org.uk]