On Vi, 18 mar 11, 09:56:08, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > apt-cache show gdebi-core gdebi > > Came across gdebi in my initial research, but I was hoping there was a > switch or option that I missed in apt-get, etc. that would do the same > thing like the 'localinstall' option does with yum. > > So, another "front-end" for dpkg? How many does that make now? > dselect, apt, aptitude, synaptic, gdebi? Seems it would be more > efficient to add features to an existing front-end instead of writing > a whole new one just for one feature.
See wishlist bug #47379 (yes, it's from 1999). I bet there are similar bugs for aptitude and synaptic. AFAICT such a feature is not often needed on Debian because of the huge oficial repository and most third parties also providing repositories. Manually downloading or (re)compiling and installing packages is a mess IMVHO. I even went through the trouble of setting up my own local repository when I was maintaining my personal version of a few packages. Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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