On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 07:31:33PM -0500, Mr Mike wrote: > On Fri, 2005-06-24 at 04:29 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 04:53:25PM -0500, Mr Mike wrote: > > 'apt-get update' updates the Packages.gz for source and binary depending > > on your deb and deb-src lines in your sources.list file. > > Is that machine hooked up to the net? > > > > I would cd (as root) to /directory/where/*debs/are then > > apt-get update (just in case ;-) > > So.. running apt-get update in a dir full of binary *.deb package files > creates a source for them? Why do you need dpkg-scanpackages then to > greate the Packages.gz file?
No, you can be in any directory to 'apt-get update'. I could have said apt-get update cd to /directory/where/*debs/are dpkg -i *deb rm *deb How did those *.deb package files get in that directory? > > dpkg -i *deb then > > rm *deb (unless you want to keep them, but why would you? :-) Ok, what happens when you 'apt-get update'? -- Chris. ====== -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
