Stephen R Laniel wrote: > You need to handle this from the command line. There may be > some way to do it graphically -- maybe using Synaptic? -- > but the command-line route is pretty straightforward. Just > go to the command line and type > > dpkg -i wlassistant_0.5.4a-2_i386.deb
I was able to do this but encountered the following error messages; dependency problems prevent configuration of wlassistant: wlassistant depends on libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1); however version of libc6 on system is 2.3.2.dsl-22. wlassistant depends on libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0.0-9); however version of libgcc1 on system is 1:3.4.3-13 wlassistant depends on libidn11 (>= 0.5.18); however version of libidn11 on system is 0.5.13-1.0. dpkg: error processing wlassistant (--install); dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: wlassistant. How do I acquire and install these updated libraries? > If you can help it, it's better to get a package directly > out of the apt system. Then you'd do something like > > sudo apt-get install wlassistant > > which would install all of wlassistant's dependencies first, > then install wlassistant. But in this case, it looks like > wlassistant is not in Debian, so you have no choice but to > download and install other .deb files. That said, there are > probably lots of other packages that *are* in Debian which > do what you need, and it would be easier for you to use one > of those. > > What are you trying to do with this package? We may be able > to recommend others. I'm trying to get Debian to recognize my wireless network card, Linksys WMP54G, so I can surf the net, check email and, ultimately, shares files with my MS home network. I don't think my system knows the wireless card is there. As a side note, I also have a wired NIC card installed in my pc. When I run a line to my router I can surf the net, etc, from Debian. So my main goal is to get the system to see and use the wireless card. Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
