Re: 2 apt-get questions

["Tom Verbreyt" <tom@abwaerts.be>]

6.02.2003 16:55 Hal Vaughan:

>>> How can I install a .deb file that I've downloaded with my
>>> browser?
>>
>> Apt-get acts as a frontend to dpkg, downloading and installing
>> packages in the right order. You can call dpkg directly (dpkg -i)
>> to instll your own packages; apt-get will still be aware of it and
>> assume proper dependencies, as it shares dpkg's database for that.
>
> So it'll install, but not check for dependencies?  Got it.  I'll
> check dependencies on my own.

Uhm - read it once again :).

You won't have to manually check dependencies; apt & dpkg
share the same database for that purpose.

Regards,
Tom

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