Linux-users Digest, Vol 36, Issue 36

Tue Jul 17 06:28:28 PDT 2007

Save the .deb file on a machine accessible to everyone on the network,
or to a CD.  Then issue the command:

dpkg -i path_to_the_file/filename.deb

Check this web page for more detail.

http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-use-dpkg-to-install-deb-files/

Sean

On Mon, 2007-07-16 at 22:18 -0500, linux-users-request at linux-sxs.org
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>    1. Re:Debian/Ubuntu dselect question (Net Llama!)
>    2. Re:Debian/Ubuntu dselect question (Bruce Marshall)
>    3. Re:Debian/Ubuntu dselect question (Leon Goldstein)
>    4. dsl (Bob Hemus)
>    5. Re:Debian/Ubuntu dselect question (Net Llama!)
>    6. Re:dsl (Net Llama!)
>    7. Re:dsl (James McDonald)
>    8. Re:Debian/Ubuntu dselect question (Collins Richey)
>    9. Re:Debian/Ubuntu dselect question (Tim Wunder)
>   10. Re:Debian/Ubuntu dselect question (Net Llama!)
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: Re: Debian/Ubuntu dselect question
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:58:53 -0500 (EST)
> > 
> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, David Bandel wrote:
> > > On 7/16/07, Stuart Biggerstaff <biggers at lindahall.org> wrote:
> > >> Doesn't dselect just point to packages for another program to install?
> > >> If you are trying to bypass apt-get, wouldn't the script need to
> > >> download the package then install with dpkg?
> > >
> > > technically, dselect and apt-get are interfaces to dpkg.  But dpkg
> > > itself doesn't support downloading the packages, that's done by other
> > > helper programs (which dselect and apt-get call). like dpkg-ftp, and
> > > others.
> > 
> > If that's the case, I'll have to deal with it.  But still, how do i get 
> > dpkg to install the damn package without asking me tons of interactive 
> > questions?
> > 
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Bruce Marshall <bmarsh at bmarsh.com>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: linux-users at linux-sxs.org
> > Subject: Re: Debian/Ubuntu dselect question
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:33:47 -0400
> > 
> > On Monday 16 July 2007, Net Llama! wrote:
> > > Thanks, but that won't help me. I need to do this without apt-get, as the
> > > systems in question are on a private subnet with no internet access. I
> > > just want to point dpkg to the on-network deb package and have it get
> > > installed. Is that not possible? Its dead easy with RPM based distros.
> > 
> > Here's a response from the Ubuntu list on how to move deb files around from 
> > one system to another.   If you have access to the deb file, this should do 
> > it.
> > 
> > 
> > > I have a desktop PC at home. I want to install Feisty on it. My question is:
> > > Can I "use/transfered" the packages that I have downloaded using synaptic on
> > > my notebook AT the OFFICE for my desktop PC at HOME? How? I notice that
> > > downloaded packages are stored in /var/cache/apt/archives? I understand that
> > > we can use the command dpkg to install from file, but what if a package 
> > needs
> > > lots of dependencies?
> > 
> > Yes, copy the contents of /var/cache/apt/archives to a CD or something
> > and then take them to /var/cache/apt/archives on your home PC. Then
> > just use apt-get to install the software normally. The system will
> > see you've already "downloaded" all the packages and will install them
> > for you. Your dependencies are met since they're also downloaded into
> > /var/cache/apt/archives along with the software you explicitly
> > installed.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hope this helps.
> > 
> > 
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Leon Goldstein <metapsych at earthlink.net>
> > Reply-To: metapsych at earthlink.net, Linux tips and tricks
> > <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: Re: Debian/Ubuntu dselect question
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:48:18 -0400
> > 
> > Net Llama! wrote:
> > 
> > >On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, David Bandel wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>On 7/16/07, Stuart Biggerstaff <biggers at lindahall.org> wrote:
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >>>Doesn't dselect just point to packages for another program to install?
> > >>>If you are trying to bypass apt-get, wouldn't the script need to
> > >>>download the package then install with dpkg?
> > >>>      
> > >>>
> > >>technically, dselect and apt-get are interfaces to dpkg.  But dpkg
> > >>itself doesn't support downloading the packages, that's done by other
> > >>helper programs (which dselect and apt-get call). like dpkg-ftp, and
> > >>others.
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >
> > >If that's the case, I'll have to deal with it.  But still, how do i get 
> > >dpkg to install the damn package without asking me tons of interactive 
> > >questions?
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > dpkg -i  myapp.deb
> > 
> > Or if you're lazy click on the Deb with kpackage when it is associated 
> > with .deb.
> > 
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Bob Hemus <ol.bob at sisqtel.net>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: dsl
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:07:58 -0700
> > 
> > That's DamnSmallLinux.  I've put it on my old Compaq laptop.  Works
> > great, except...  I only, ever get "box login:" So I have to log in as
> > root.  addeduser bob_hemus, put in a password, every thing seemed to
> > function, except when I cd to /home/bob I always end up in a # promp
> > just like always on anything else.  Any ideas?  David or ??? anybody.
> > Thanks.  Prolly be a couple of days 'til I get back to you.
> > Bob
> > 
> > 
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: Re: Debian/Ubuntu dselect question
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:15:19 -0500 (EST)
> > 
> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, Bruce Marshall wrote:
> > > On Monday 16 July 2007, Net Llama! wrote:
> > >> Thanks, but that won't help me.  I need to do this without apt-get, as the
> > >> systems in question are on a private subnet with no internet access.  I
> > >> just want to point dpkg to the on-network deb package and have it get
> > >> installed.  Is that not possible?  Its dead easy with RPM based distros.
> > >
> > > Here's a response from the Ubuntu list on how to move deb files around from
> > > one system to another.   If you have access to the deb file, this should do
> > > it.
> > >
> > >
> > >> I have a desktop PC at home. I want to install Feisty on it. My question is:
> > >> Can I "use/transfered" the packages that I have downloaded using synaptic on
> > >> my notebook AT the OFFICE for my desktop PC at HOME? How? I notice that
> > >> downloaded packages are stored in /var/cache/apt/archives? I understand that
> > >> we can use the command dpkg to install from file, but what if a package
> > > needs
> > >> lots of dependencies?
> > >
> > > Yes, copy the contents of /var/cache/apt/archives to a CD or something
> > > and then take them to /var/cache/apt/archives on your home PC.  Then
> > > just use apt-get to install the software normally.  The system will
> > > see you've already "downloaded" all the packages and will install them
> > > for you.  Your dependencies are met since they're also downloaded into
> > > /var/cache/apt/archives along with the software you explicitly
> > > installed.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > 
> > Thanks for the response.  Sadly, that's one hell of a kludge (not that its 
> > your fault).  I'm rather disapointed that the Debian packaging system 
> > isn't capable of installing a package over the network.
> > 
> > -- 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Lonni J Friedman                        netllama at linux-sxs.org
> > LlamaLand				http://netllama.linux-sxs.org
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: Re: dsl
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:22:14 -0500 (EST)
> > 
> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, Bob Hemus wrote: > That's DamnSmallLinux. I've put it on my old Compaq laptop. Works > great, except... I only, ever get "box login:" So I have to log in as > root. addeduser bob_hemus, put in a password, every thing seemed to > function, except when I cd to /home/bob I always end up in a # promp > just like always on anything else. Any ideas? David or ??? anybody. > Thanks. Prolly be a couple of days 'til I get back to you. My guess here is that nothing is wrong, and that DSL doesn't set the PS1 env variable to give you a fancy looking shell prompt. Is your concern that hte prompt doesn't look the way you expect or that something is broken?
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: James McDonald <james at jamesmcdonald.id.au>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: Re: dsl
> > Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:34:16 +1000
> > 
> > Bob Hemus wrote: > That's DamnSmallLinux. I've put it on my old Compaq laptop. Works > great, except... I only, ever get "box login:" So I have to log in as > root. addeduser bob_hemus, put in a password, every thing seemed to > function, except when I cd to /home/bob I always end up in a # promp > just like always on anything else. Any ideas? David or ??? anybody. > Thanks. Prolly be a couple of days 'til I get back to you. > Bob > > adduser in redhat was modified to copy /etc/skel to the new users home directory. DSL probably doesn't do this automatically. So you might try cp -pr /etc/skel/.[^.]* /home/username
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: Re: Debian/Ubuntu dselect question
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:47:13 -0600
> > 
> > I must be missing something. Why can't you just run the following? apt-get [-y | --yes | --assume-yes] install <the-package-name> apt-get will download the package (and any dependencies) and install without asking you any questions, unless there is something screwy about the package or unless the package has configuration options that must be handled manually.
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Tim Wunder <tim at thewunders.org>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: Re: Debian/Ubuntu dselect question
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 23:01:18 -0400
> > 
> > On Monday 16 July 2007 10:47:13 pm Collins Richey wrote: > I must be missing something. Why can't you just run the following? > > apt-get [-y | --yes | --assume-yes] install <the-package-name> > > apt-get will download the package (and any dependencies) and install > without asking you any questions, unless there is something screwy > about the package or unless the package has configuration options that > must be handled manually. Yeah, you're missing the part where Lonnie says, "Thanks, but that won't help me. I need to do this without apt-get, as the systems in question are on a private subnet with no internet access." (in his reply to David Bandel) Lonnie, is it feasible to create an apt repo locally that contains the package(s) you need? Tim
> email message attachment
> > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > From: Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org>
> > Reply-To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > To: Linux tips and tricks <linux-users at linux-sxs.org>
> > Subject: Re: Debian/Ubuntu dselect question
> > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:09:12 -0500 (EST)
> > 
> > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, Collins Richey wrote: > I must be missing something. Why can't you just run the following? > > apt-get [-y | --yes | --assume-yes] install <the-package-name> > > apt-get will download the package (and any dependencies) and install > without asking you any questions, unless there is something screwy > about the package or unless the package has configuration options that > must be handled manually. Because the systems have no internet access. There's no place to apt-get from. Now if apt-get allowed me to specify the full network path to a package, then it would be fine, but since it can't, its useless to me. RPM 1, DEB, 0.
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