On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 01:06:06PM +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: .........snip........ > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html > man dpkg > dpkg --help > > Easy to miss given that much of the introductory documentation focuses > on high-level package management tools. > I find a useful approach is to forget about "remembering how to do > things" and focus on learning "what is possible". If you know what is > possible it's relatively simple to find out how. :-)
Agreed. The problem in this case is that nothing pointed me to dpkg. I'm used to working with apt and aptitude and tend to forget they're front ends for dpkg. -- Bob Holtzman If you think you're getting free lunch, check the price of the beer. Key ID: 8D549279
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