Re: apr-get local files

[Arash Bijanzadeh <a.bijanzadeh@linuxiran.org>]

Look at apt-get HOWTO, there is a solution fo rcreating a local repository for 
apt.
On Saturday 19 October 2002 02:58, David Pastern wrote:
> Steve said:
>
> I know apt-get works great for installing remote files, but how could you
> install a deb file you have installed on you local machine.  Looking in the
> man page for apt-get I didn't see an option for installing a local file.
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
>
> Dave says: Like others have said the way to install .deb files locally on
> your machine is:
>
> dpkg -i packagename.deb
>
> Read man dpkg (well at least some of the man page lol).  Also, as far as
> i'm aware, dpkg won't look at dependencies, so be careful when installind
> .debs in that manner.
>
> In theory, (and correct me if i'm wrong guys), you could move the .debs to
> /var/cache/apt/archives and then run apt-get dist-upgrade (maybe apt-get
> update first???).  Anyone have an idea on doing it that way (since using
> apt would look at dependencies, i'd say that'd be better than using dpkg,
> especially if you are manually installing lots of files).
>
> Dave