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

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.

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