Bug#688968: /usr/bin/apt-get: cannot install debian package

[Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>]

Control: severity -1 wishlist

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 05:01:49PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.9.7.5
> Severity: normal
> File: /usr/bin/apt-get
> 
> # apt-get install ./virtualbox-4.1.18-dfsg/virtualbox-build-deps_1.0_i386.deb 
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree       
> Reading state information... Done
> E: Unable to locate package ./virtualbox-4.1.18-dfsg
> E: Couldn't find any package by regex './virtualbox-4.1.18-dfsg'

Yes, use gdebi. PackageKit should also work.

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Julian Andres Klode  - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member

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