I don't know about apt-zip, but dpkg -iR <path to deb> works for me when I download a deb file. HTH Dean ----- Original Message ----- From: "omicron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Karsten M. Self" <kmself@ix.netcom.com> Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>; <recipient list not shown: ;> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 7:14 AM Subject: Re: dpkg help
> On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > You might want to look at apt-zip which is intended for this situation. > > hi, how do i make apt-zip look into a subdirectory ? It is asking > for a mounted partition with a noauto flag set . To requote the original > question , if i have debian packages already downloaded in a subdirectory > how do i safely install it without being in any danger of overwriting the > previous packages? How do i use apt-zip for that ? > > regards > omicron > > ****** > omicron Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > (Sridhar N) www:omicron.symonds.net > pubkeys:omicron.symonds.net/pubkeys > > C O G I T O E R G O S U M > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
