Re: install local deb file
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 07:58:20AM -0500, Haines Brown wrote:
> # cd /storage/debs // went to place where the .debs file is located
> # ls // I see listed libdb1-compat_2.1.3-7_i386.deb
> // and libc6_2.3.2-9_i386.deb
> # apt-get update
> Ign file: debs/ Release // Is this a problem?
> ...
> # apt-get install libdb1-compat
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree
> The following extra packages will be installed:
> libc6
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
> libdb1-compat
> 1 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not
> upgraded.
> Need to get 0B/3761kB of archives. After unpacking 160kB will be
> used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] // I continue
> Err file: debs/ libdb1-compat 2.1.3-7
> File not found
> Err file: debs/ libc6 2.3.2-9
> File not found
I think your Packages file is screwy. Can you please post:
* the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list;
* the first block of text from /storage/debs/Packages or
/storage/debs/Packages.gz or whatever?
My feeling is that the Packages file has been generated with the wrong
paths, which should be relatively easy to fix.
> The above suggests that apt is able to access the directory, see the
> files it, but not access them. The files are owned by user, but the
> command is run by root, so ownership not an issue. The files are
> -rw-------. I assume they need only be readable.
The errors say "file not found", not "permission denied". Therefore apt
is looking in the wrong place.
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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