On 2016-09-11 at 11:13, Mark Fletcher wrote: > So I've used the equivs-control and equivs-build commands from the > equivs package to create a dummy package which has all the needed > dependencies. My problem is I can't do anything with the created > package -- I obviously can't dpkg -i it because dpkg just complains > about the missing dependencies -- which was the point of creating the > dummy package in the first place! > > Is there a way I can get aptitude to add this package to its > knowledge base, and then let me install it as if it came from a > debian repository? You almost certainly want one or more of dpkg's '--force' options. As a first attempt, try 'dpkg -i pkgname.deb --force-depends', or similar. If that doesn't work, look through that section of the man page and see what else you may find. After it's installed, 'apt-get -f install' (or a comparable aptitude command) should get you the missing dependencies, as intended. -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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