Re: Can't get APT to work on local files.

[Steven Satelle <ssatelle@gmail.com>]

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 06:54:19 -0700 (PDT), Eric Dickner
<ejdickner@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Eric Dickner <ejdickner@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > "To use the packages, finally, add:
> >
> >   deb file:/root debs/
> > "
> >
> > NB that there in no '#' here...does that mean to
> > "add"
> > that line to something else?
> 
> OK, the debian refernce manual was much more clear.
> That line above should say:
> 
> "To use the packages, finally, add to
> /etc/apt/sources.list the line:
> 
>   deb file:/root debs/
> "
> 

and then run 

'apt-get update'

to add the contents into the available file