> > >M> I'm trying to install GNOME by hand, and I need to install > >M> libgnome32 to continue. When I try to install it, I am told that > >M> it depends on having libgnomeui32 installed. But when I try to > >M> install that, it says i need to already have libgnome32 in. > > > >You have to install these packages simultaneously. with dpkg -i > >package1 package2. > > > >SO the best thing is to copy all files into a directory (in /tmp or > >such), and run dpkg -i *.deb > > Q1: Does this solve the dependency problems on the fly? > > Q2: Can you use a similar syntax with apt? If so, what is that syntax? >
Apt does not install packages, it passes them dpkg. yes, dpkg should handle the deps here (you will see warnings that should clear up).
