* Tom Schuetz (schuetz@mind.net) [020211 08:19]: > I used to have debian 2.2 installed on one box, and at that time I was > able to 'apt-get install foo.deb', where 'foo.deb' was any file I'd > just put into my working directory. The directory didn't was never > mentioned in 'sources.list'. As others have said, try using dpkg to install individual .deb files. If you would like apt to know about a local repository (like you have many, many .debs that you'd like to be able to manage via dselect or apt) look into dpkg-scanpackages. I've set this up without difficulty; feel free to ask if you need more help. good times, Vineet (P.S. Please wrap at column 72 in the future.) -- Currently seeking opportunities in the SF Bay Area Please see http://www.doorstop.net/resume/ -- Satan laughs when we kill each other. Peace is the only way.
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