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Re: Installing package *NOT* in repository



On Mon 13 Aug 2018 at 17:49:08 +0200, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 08:35:50AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> > On Mon, 13 Aug 2018 06:47:02 -0500
> > Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > PREAMBLE:
> > > I've downloaded a .deb file.
> > > I've recently done such an install but don't remember how.
> > > Looking at the man pages for apt, apt-get, aptitude didn't help.
> > > Couldn't come up with useful search term for wiki.
> > > Eventually recalled "dpkg -i" which worked.
> > > 
> > > QUESTION:
> > > How would someone find the answer if the answer wasn't already known?
> > > I went thru the same sequence last time.
> > > 
> > 
> > I use gdebi to install local .deb files. It handles the dependencies,
> > too.
> 
> As I said already, dpkg does install dependencies. Actually, I don't
> know any (Debian) tool which wouldn't, by default.

I don't think it does, y'know. That's why apt-get was created.

-- 
Brian.


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