Re: installing a single package

2000-04-07 Thread Oki DZ
On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, FreeMan wrote: > I've downloaded the swat-package file. But I don't know how to > install it. I tried it with dselect, but it seems to that with dselect it's > just possible to install packages which came with the distribution. > Can anybody tell me what I have to do? have

Re: installing a single package

2000-04-01 Thread kmself
dpkg -i Or, perhaps more useful and simpler: apt-get install some-package ...which also gets it for you. On Fri, Mar 31, 2000 at 10:33:21PM +0200, FreeMan wrote: > Hi, > > I've downloaded the swat-package file. But I don't know how to > install it. I tried it with dselect, but it see

RE: installing a single package

2000-03-31 Thread gdsingleton
As root: dpkg -i [path]packagename That's how I do it anyway. G.S. -Original Message- From: FreeMan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 1:33 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: installing a single package Hi, I've downloaded the swat-package f

installing a single package

2000-03-31 Thread FreeMan
Hi, I've downloaded the swat-package file. But I don't know how to install it. I tried it with dselect, but it seems to that with dselect it's just possible to install packages which came with the distribution. Can anybody tell me what I have to do? have to do?

Re: Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread Gergely Madarasz
On Thu, 23 Jul 1998, Alex Kwan wrote: > I want to know and learn more about > the apt-get, where are the resources? The apt package can be found in slink. -- Madarasz Gergely [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's practically impossible to look at a penguin and feel ang

Re: Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread David Wright
On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Chris Russell wrote: > Is there any way to add a single package using dselect without updating > the Packages file. All I want to do is add the man-db and netstd > packages to the base system. > Seems like the deselect is overkill and dpkg is underkill. > ?Why wouldnt the

Re: Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread Alex Kwan
Hi! I want to know and learn more about the apt-get, where are the resources? Alex >On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Chris Russell wrote: > >> Is there any way to add a single package using dselect without updating >> the Packages file. All I want to do is add the man-db and netstd >> packages to the base

Re: Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread Gergely Madarasz
On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Chris Russell wrote: > Is there any way to add a single package using dselect without updating > the Packages file. All I want to do is add the man-db and netstd > packages to the base system. > Seems like the deselect is overkill and dpkg is underkill. apt is for you th

Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread Chris Russell
Is there any way to add a single package using dselect without updating the Packages file. All I want to do is add the man-db and netstd packages to the base system. Seems like the deselect is overkill and dpkg is underkill. ?Why wouldnt these packages be part of the base ==The reason I wa