On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, Will wrote: > Ok. I'm new w/ linux (had it for 3 days) and have a little problem. > Whenever I try to use DSELECT to install programs i've downloaded, it > asks for the "package" file in addition to the *.deb files. What's > wrong??
The 'package' file is a master file used by dselect which lists all the files present in a given place in the distribution. If you want to upgrade your system by downloading stuff, you should probably select the ftp acces mode. It will then prompt you for some information, including the name of the ftp server to connect to, etc. Here are some answers for the least obvious part, taken from the libc6 HOWTO (http://www.gate.net/~storm/FAQ/libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO-4.html): The directory structure of the ftp site has been slightly modified, placing the contrib and non-free sections of the archive alongside the main section, to avoid contrib and non-free getting out of sync with earlier portions of the archives. You must have dpkg-ftp_1.4.9 or greater to update your machine using dpkg-ftp. If you are updating your machine via ftp, the proper information to give dpkg-ftp is: Enter debian directory: /debian Enter space seperated list of distributions to get: dists/unstable/main dists/unstable/non-free dists/unstable/contrib When you have ftp set up as your access mode, you can procede down the list and take care of selecting packages, configuring them, etc. Good luck, hope you like this the greatest operating system on the face of the planet :) > > Thanx a lot > > Will > > > > > -- > E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
