Install from file?

["Brenden T." <brenden@rcsis.com>]

Hi all,

I just installed a new Debian (Woody) system, and there are issues.

For some reason, no name resovler (DNS) was installed.  This not only 
makes the system pretty much unusable, it also makes it pretty hard to 
use apt-get (can't resolve the name mirrors.kernel.org, for example).

So I donloaded bind9 and associated packages from Debian.org, and 
transfered them over manually with a CD.

How do I install a package from a file?  I can't figure it out.  Help 
please...

B.