Re: .deb (II)

2000-11-30 Thread Silver
No it is automagically done =) Silver - Original Message - From: "Marcelo Chiapparini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "debian-user list" Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 8:57 PM Subject: .deb (II) > >dpkg -i *deb > > > > after doing this

Re: .deb (II)

2000-11-30 Thread Rodrigo Moya
On 30 Nov 2000 14:57:26 -0500, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote: > Hi! > > >> How should I install a *.deb file which was > >> downloaded from the web to my > >> system? > > > >dpkg -i *deb > > > > after doing this do I need to run apt-get update in order to synchronize > the apt data base with the new

.deb (II)

2000-11-30 Thread Marcelo Chiapparini
Hi! >> How should I install a *.deb file which was >> downloaded from the web to my >> system? > >dpkg -i *deb > after doing this do I need to run apt-get update in order to synchronize the apt data base with the new installed package? thanks! Marcelo _ Marcelo Chiapparini

Re: .deb (II)

2000-11-13 Thread John Galt
You can, but it's a PITA. Better to find the relevant debian/storm/progeny/corel package and install it. Failing that, alien works, but I remember it crapping all over my filesystem when I used it (I realized that a tarball is infinitely cleaner and much less hassle). HTH On Mon, 13 Nov 2000,

Re: .deb (II)

2000-11-13 Thread David Z. Maze
Marcelo Chiapparini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MC> I would like to know if alien can be user to obtain a .deb from a MC> .rpm. Yes. MC> If this is the case, what happens with the directories were, after MC> installation, files are installed? I mean RH may use some MC> directories and Debian anot

Re: .deb (II)

2000-11-13 Thread Colin Watson
"Marcelo Chiapparini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sat, 11 Nov 2000 00:43:16 -0500, Valius wrote: >>or use alien (I believe it should be in your RedHat distribution) and >>``alienize'' .debs to .rpms > >I would like to know if alien can be user to obtain a .deb from a .rpm. Yes; in fact, that's

.deb (II)

2000-11-13 Thread Marcelo Chiapparini
Hi to all! On Sat, 11 Nov 2000 00:43:16 -0500, Valius wrote: >or use alien (I believe it should be in your RedHat distribution) and >``alienize'' .debs to .rpms > I would like to know if alien can be user to obtain a .deb from a .rpm. If this is the case, what happens with the directories were,