Hello
Jeff Goodwin (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> Can anyone point me in the right direction here.
>
> I was accustomed to the debian Woody package installer wherein I
> mounted a proprietary CD with a { ****.deb } file on it and then
> issuing the command: #dpkg -i /cdrom/****.deb And it did the
> trick.
>
> I just upgraded to debian "Sarge" and tried the same thing and it
> failed. Apparently, the new system wants me to use a combination of
> "apt" and "dselect" specifying parameters that I apparently don't
> fully understand.
dpkg still works for me, so if you want an explanation why it doesn't
work for you, you need to supply the error message.
> Question: given my proposed scenario above, what exact steps do I
> perform to get the installer to recognize the ".deb" file on my CD
> (not an official debian distro CD, but one from a proprietary
> application, debian compatible).?
You can try to add the cdrom to your /etc/sources.lists using apt-cdrom.
This will however only work if there is a special directory hierarchy
on the disc, including a Packages or Packages.gz file. But installing
the package using dpkg should work as well.
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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