Re: Installing a single .deb file

[Rich Rudnick <nickrud@sbcglobal.net>]

On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 13:47 +0000, Michael Sry wrote:
> Hello,
> I have got a single .deb file that I have downloaded, that I want to install 
> and  that it is not in the package list in apt! Does any one know an easy 
> way to install it?

Maybe not so easy to start with, but handier in the long run:

1. Create a directory to keep stray debs in.

2. Create a small shell script (scan), drop it into that directory:
	#! /bin/bash
	dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip -9c > Packages.gz

3. Drop the new deb in the stray deb directory.

4. cd to the stray deb directory and run './scan' .

5. Run apt-get/aptitude update

You can now manage your stray debs using apt-get/aptitude.

For any new deb, just repeat 3, 4 and 5.