Re: a basic aptitude question - how to install a virtual package
"Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh <Sandip> writes:
Sandip> hello all i am really sorry to ask such a basic
Sandip> question. but i could not locate the help resources.
Sandip> how do i install a 'virtual' package in aptitude? for
Sandip> instance, i can see latex as a package in aptitude. when i
Sandip> hit +, it does not get marked.
I don't use aptitude, but I can't believe things are that much
different there. You need to install a package that provides
latex. For example, tetex-base gives you the teTeX implementation of
TeX/LaTeX.
Cheers!
Shyamal
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