Re: how to upgrade dependency packages
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On 05/25/08 13:55, Mihira Fernando wrote:
> On Sunday 25 May 2008 06:27:27 Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
>> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 03:18:37PM +0530, sathiya moorthy wrote:
>>> I downloaded a debian package ( .deb file ), and then i tried installing
>>> that using dpkg, and i got the errors like.,
>> Why?
> This could be a third party software they give out only as deb file.
>
>>> system has this package with this version, and this package requires
>>> updated version
>>>
>>>
>>> Error shown is
>>>
>>> depends on libasound2 (>> 1.0.16); however:
>>> Version of libasound2 on system is 1.0.13-2.
>>>
>>> What needs to be done ?
>> dpkg installs individual debs. However, you need some kind of package
>> manager to grab the debs and have dpkg install them in the correct
>> order. If you want to be that package manager, feel free. You'll have
>> to check the dependancies of eacy package you want to install
>> recursively.
>>
>> Why not just use aptitude?
>>
>> Doug.
> Can aptitude be used to install a single deb file from a folder ? if so, whats
> the syntax ? also does it automatically check for dependencies ?
No need to use eviltude. Try this:
$ apt-cache policy libasound2
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