Re: Package Install Problem

2014-02-16 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 03:09:51PM +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sat, 2014-02-15 at 13:57 +, Robin wrote: > > After running dpkg -i do: > > apt-get -f install > > which should help resolve straightforward issues. > > Good idea, but perhaps the OP needs to run > > dpkg -i --force-depends PAC

Re: Package Install Problem (Solved)

2014-02-15 Thread Mike
Thank you for the advice Robin, it worked like a champ! Mike On 2/15/2014 6:57 AM, Robin wrote: On 15 February 2014 13:41, Mike wrote: I am trying to install a .deb package from the local hard drive using dpkg -i .deb. It appears to read the package and then gives me a list of dependencies th

Re: Package Install Problem

2014-02-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2014-02-15 at 13:57 +, Robin wrote: > After running dpkg -i do: > apt-get -f install > which should help resolve straightforward issues. Good idea, but perhaps the OP needs to run dpkg -i --force-depends PACKAGE [rocketmouse@archlinux ~]$ llmount -w debi386; sudo systemd-nspawn -D /

Re: Package Install Problem

2014-02-15 Thread mad
Hi! How about using gdebi? DESCRIPTION gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages. Cheers mad Am 15.02.2014 14:41, schrieb Mike: I am trying to install a .deb package from the

Re: Package Install Problem

2014-02-15 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2014-02-15 at 06:41 -0700, Mike wrote: > I am trying to install a .deb package from the local hard drive using > dpkg -i .deb. > > It appears to read the package and then gives me a list of dependencies > that are missing and that the package cannot be installed. > > The problem is that

Re: Package Install Problem

2014-02-15 Thread Robin
On 15 February 2014 13:41, Mike wrote: > I am trying to install a .deb package from the local hard drive using dpkg > -i .deb. > > It appears to read the package and then gives me a list of dependencies that > are missing and that the package cannot be installed. > > The problem is that I am tryin

Package Install Problem

2014-02-15 Thread Mike
I am trying to install a .deb package from the local hard drive using dpkg -i .deb. It appears to read the package and then gives me a list of dependencies that are missing and that the package cannot be installed. The problem is that I am trying to move over to Debian from Fedora so am a NE

Re: debian package install problem

2003-09-21 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:51:40 +0100, Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On (20/09/03 23:54), Greg Folkert wrote: > > Be pleasant - Do [not] be belligerent > > Great response (in spite of a few typos) ;) Perhaps a cleaned up > version should be dispatched t

Re: debian package install problem

2003-09-21 Thread Clive Menzies
On (20/09/03 23:54), Greg Folkert wrote: > Gerald, For the life of me, I cannot understand you[r] REAL question. > > I want you to understand, Debian *IS* the ultimate Linux Distribution. I > find your wording very insulting. You need to ask smart questions. You > need to be a bit more logically d

Re: debian package install problem

2003-09-20 Thread Greg Folkert
On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 18:43, gerald simpkin wrote: > I am a new user of Debian. I have the operating system installed but > due to some difficulties cannot seem able to install packages. At > install when I use apt it starts okay but then I get a configuration > error in configuring Binutils . I do

Re: debian package install problem

2003-09-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 03:43:13PM -0700, gerald simpkin wrote: > I am a new user of Debian. I have the operating system installed but > due to some difficulties cannot seem able to install packages. At > install when I use apt it starts okay but then I get a configuration > error in configuring Bi

debian package install problem

2003-09-16 Thread gerald simpkin
I am a new user of Debian. I have the operating system installed but due to some difficulties cannot seem able to install packages. At install when I use apt it starts okay but then I get a configuration error in configuring Binutils . I do not need to tell you how important this feature is. It ret

Re: package install problem

2002-03-15 Thread ktb
On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 03:06:57AM -0800, faisal gillani wrote: > Can anyone tell me what this mean when i install this > package with dpkg ? > > debian:~# dpkg -i fetchmailconf.deb > dpkg-deb: unexpected end of file in version number in > fetchmailconf.deb > dpkg: error processing fetchmailconf.

package install problem

2002-03-15 Thread faisal gillani
Can anyone tell me what this mean when i install this package with dpkg ? debian:~# dpkg -i fetchmailconf.deb dpkg-deb: unexpected end of file in version number in fetchmailconf.deb dpkg: error processing fetchmailconf.deb (--install): subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2 E

Re: Package install problem

1998-12-17 Thread Peter Bartosch
Hi! [...] }-> > why aren't you doing this ? }-> > it's simpler ! }-> }-> Because... the Win95 machine is a laptop and consequently I would have }-> to tear that machine apart to get at the CDROM. }-> }-> There is method to this madness... I am not a newbie to computers of }-> even to Unix just a

Re: Package install problem

1998-12-16 Thread Lyndon Fletcher
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 15-Dec-98, Lyndon Fletcher took time to write : > > Hi all, > >I have a number of small problems getting Debian packages onto my > > PC. Ok, for a start the machine has an unrecognised CDROM type and > >

RE: Package install problem

1998-12-15 Thread pat
On 15-Dec-98, Lyndon Fletcher took time to write : > Hi all, >I have a number of small problems getting Debian packages onto my > PC. Ok, for a start the machine has an unrecognised CDROM type and the OSes don't recognize it ? or you d

Package install problem

1998-12-15 Thread Lyndon Fletcher
Hi all, I have a number of small problems getting Debian packages onto my PC. Ok, for a start the machine has an unrecognised CDROM type and second it has a limited HD size (~360Mb). I can't do anything about either of these problems at the moment and would like some advice for working aroun