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Re: how can I install the dpkg tool?



on Mon, May 20, 2002, Squirrel (jsli@ict.ac.cn) wrote:
> > You'll probably want to touch /var/lib/dpkg/status.
> > 
> > Can you give a bit more information about what you're doing, though? It
> > sounds rather dangerous. Installing .debs verbatim on a non-Debian
> > system could break it, as dpkg will keep track of file conflicts with
> > other packages but not with random files lying around from an earlier
> > installation.
> 
> I want to install debian linux on my MIPS machine.  I have compiled a
> linux kernel and it can boot  the redhat7.2. When I boot the
> redhat7.2,I just copy the base file architecture into my hard
> disc,then I install the gcc, then I compile the other tools.  So I
> want to do under the debian just like under the redhat, but there is
> no dpkg tool and I can't install the gcc.  That is my question.  Can
> you help me?

In addition to Collin's comments, I've documented a chroot install
procedure you may be interested in:

    http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/DebianChrootInstall.html

Peace.

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