RE: how to install just one package from some other distro (likewoody)?
This is great, except that someone asking this question is obviously a very
beginner, and will download the package and then, using a terminal, type in
"dpkg -i package.deb" or even, maybe "dpkg -i
name_of_downloaded_package_etc.deb" which will not help them.
1. Download the package
2. In a terminal: type: "cd /directory where downloaded/filename.deb"
3. Then type: "dpkg -i nameofpackage.deb"
4. When it tells you there are errors and it cannot be installed because of
dependancies which are not met: go back to the download source and research
the various other packages that are needed in order to make this package
work. Try Sourceforge for a good resource in this connection.
5. Download all the packages on which your desired package is dependant...to
the same directory as your package.
6. In a terminal: type: "cd /directory where downloaded, etc"
7. "dpkg -i name_of_first.deb name_of_second.deb etc.deb
8. cross fingers
-----Original Message-----
From: Cristi Banciu [mailto:c.banciu@bucarest.finsiel.ro]
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:53 AM
To: jsahambi@iitg.ernet.in
Cc: Debian User List
Subject: Re: how to install just one package from some other distro
(likewoody)?
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 14:08, J.S.Sahambi wrote:
> Hi
> I wanted to install avidemux but my "apt-cache search avidemux" did
> not give me anything. My sourses.lst file is:
>
> deb http://202.141.80.72/debian testing main non-free contrib
> deb http://202.141.80.72/debian-non-US testing/non-US main non-free
contrib
download package
dpkg -i package.deb
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