On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 11:12:59AM -0800, Shannon Menkveld scribbled... > I am really confused... I downloaded several .deb packages from > ftp.debian.org on my machine at work, and burned them to a CD-RW to take > home. I copied the files to a directory /home/Backups/debian, and added a > line to /etc/apt/apt.sources: > > deb file://home/Backups/debian/ > > According to the apt.sources man page, this should work. However, when I > try to apt-get install one of the packages in that directory, I get a > error > that apt-get cannot find the file Packages.something (not sitting in front > of the Debian box, so I'm not sure about the extension). What is this > file, > what is in it, and how do I build one? Packages.gz Just a gzipped text file. It's a file containing info about the different debs in the directory. I'd suggest looking through the docs on apt-get and dpkg for info about how exactly to create one. It's more than just a simple list, it has version info, requirements, provided stuff, etc. I think you can just dpkg those debs though dpgk -i /home/Backups/debian/*deb
> > More generally, how do I configure apt-get to use this directory as > a repository for .deb packages. I want this to be the directory where I > store the packages I download, and of course, I want to be able to > install packages that I download. I tried the apt documentation, but I > think I am running into the famous "assumed knowledge" problem common to > much Linux documentation. I am brand new to Debian, having spent the > last 2 > years in the rpm world, and understanding the documentation is sometimes > difficult. What obvious, really stupid, newbie thing am I missing here? > > Thanks, > --Shannon > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
