>>>>> "Sandip" == Sandip P Deshmukh <deshmukh@escortsmumbai.com> writes: Sandip> hello all i am really sorry to ask such a basic question. but i Sandip> could not locate the help resources. Sandip> how do i install a 'virtual' package in aptitude? for instance, Sandip> i can see latex as a package in aptitude. when i hit +, it does Sandip> not get marked. A virtual package is a package that is not a real package, but other packages Provide: it. In aptitude, if you hit <ENTER> on the package, at the bottom under "Versions", you will see a list of packages that Provide: it. Pick one to install. -- Hubert Chan <hubert@uhoreg.ca> - http://www.uhoreg.ca/ PGP/GnuPG key: 1024D/124B61FA Fingerprint: 96C5 012F 5F74 A5F7 1FF7 5291 AF29 C719 124B 61FA Key available at wwwkeys.pgp.net. Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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