Sorry for the stupid question, but I can't figure out how to get dpkg to get the apt package. I assume I need to tell it what FTP site and directory to look at, and what package name to get/install, but I have no idea of what the syntax is for this command. I've found the apt package (apt_0.1.3.deb at ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/slink/main/binary-i386/admin/), but what's the dpkg syntax for getting and installing it? If it would be any easier, I can ftp it to the local drive, then dpkg it to install it (but if so, where does the file need to be before I run dpkg?). Thanks for any help.
At 02:11 PM 7/22/1998 -0400, you wrote: > >Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >KW> I keep seeing references to using apt-get instead of dselect (or >KW> maybe somehow in conjunction with dselect). I'm running hamm >KW> (2.0.34), but when I type "apt-get" or "apt-get update" at the >KW> prompt (as root), I get "command not found". When I try to "locate >KW> apt-get", it returns nothing. Is this a package that needs to be >KW> installed that I've missed? > >apt-get is in the apt package, in slink. You shouldn't have any >problems just downloading and installing the package via dpkg. In its >current incarnation, APT appears as an additional dselect method that >deals with at least HTTP and FTP; change your dselect access method to >use APT. You also might need to manually configure your >/etc/apt/sources.list file; see the sources.list(5) man page for >details on the file format. > >-- > _____________________________ >/ \ "Dad was reading a book called >| David Maze | _Schroedinger's Kittens_. Asexual >| [EMAIL PROTECTED] | reproduction? Only one cat is in the >box." >| http://donut.mit.edu/dmaze/ | -- Abra Mitchell >\_____________________________/ > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > =========================================================== Kent West | Technology Support/Customer Service | Abilene Christian University | Voice: 915-674-2557 FAX: 915.674.6724 | ACU Station, Box 29005 | E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Abilene, TX 79699-9005 | Ham: KC5ENO, General | =========================================================== -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
