> > Does anyone have any ideas what the hell is going on here? > > > It looks to me like you've downloaded the files and then try to install it > with apt-get.
I'm not sure how well this will pertain to you, but if it were me, I'd just run the apt-get update, and then apt-get install your_package_here, and let it do it's thing. If you've already downloaded it and it matches what's on the source you're retrieving it from, it won't download again. (when you apt-get stuff, it usually keeps it in /var/cache/apt/archives, so that's probably where it's looking for it) So, either that, or like Mr. Zimmerman said, and use dpkg if it's in a non-standard location. Hope it helps, Jeremy