On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 08:21:57 +0100 "Ste" <stemelchior@libero.it> wrote: > I first downloaded all the file the testing distro requested (included > the recommended ones) then I tried dpkg -i xxx.deb . I didn't try the > apt-get method because I would have create a list and so on first. > I know the apt-get sounds a better way, but I would like to avoid to > increase the work right now. I also found some package in a > debian-people site: http://people.debian.org/~cpbotha/ as David > Barclay Harris suggested to me. I will try it on a scratch system as > long as I will find to time to do it!!! a) It is difficult to read your mails. Really difficult. You might investigate use of the "enter" key. :) b) Keep in mind that you can install multiple files with dpkg; put all the .debs in an empty directory, 'cd' to that directory, then 'dpkg -i *.deb'. That should avoid most dependency issues in a non-hackey manner. -- .--=====-=-=====-=========----------=====-----------=-=-----=. / David Barclay Harris Aut agere, aut mori. \ \ Clan Barclay Either action, or death. / `-------======-------------=-=-----=-===-=====-------=--=----'
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