How to install a .deb package

[Hendrik Pater]

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hendrik at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
hendrik at ubuntu:~$

See above...the console.
It says..Packages will be read... Finished.
That was all :(

James Gray wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:12 pm, Linux-User wrote:
>  
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> i´ve installed Thunderbird by Synaptec.
>>
>> The problem with Synaptec is that, i doesn´t find pakages anymore.
>> So i´ve search with google for other .deb packages....
>> (normally i used an RPM Distribution)
>> When i klick on the ".deb" package,it wont install it.
>>
>> Muss i install the package with the Konsole  such like "rpm -Uhv
>>****.RPM" RPM based Linux does?
>>    
>>
>
>sudo dpkg -i /path/to/package.deb
>
>should do the trick.
>
>The bigger question though, is what is broken that causes synaptic 
>(apt/aptitude/kynaptic/etc) to fail?
>
>Help us help you - what does "sudo apt-get update" do from the command line?  
>What does "sudo apt-get install <package>" do from the command line where 
>"<package>" is something you want to install?  Have you done an "sudo 
>apt-get --fix-missing update && sudo apt-get -f install" on the command 
>line to try and fix anything?
>
>I'm sure others might have other suggestions, but more info will help us 
>help you (we're good, but we're not psychic! :P)
>
>Cheers,
>
>James
>  
>


	

	
		
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