[plug] apt-get sources.list

[Rob Davies]

On Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:44, Craig Ringer wrote:

Thanks for the response Craig
> Actually, there are no Release files in the kde3 debian tree on
> ftp.iinet.net.au

So it is a tree problem, just wait for the packages to turn up on deb ftp 
trees? phew thought I was going stupid or something

> As a result, if you then try to "apt-get install kde3" you'll get a huge
> list of dependency warnings. There is no way AFAIK to set up
> /etc/apt/preferences to prioritize KDE3 without a Release file. In other
> words, the KDE archive is somewhat broken. I managed to install it by
> semi-manually resolving the deps

Yeah I saw that a happening!!

> > Also how do we get a downloaded deb package installed from local machine,
> > in slack I just point to file and installpkg or point pkgtool to it.
>
> dpkg -i <pkg>
>
> apt downloads packages into /var/cache/apt/archive by default.
>
> > Is this same with apt-get or is there another install package to do
> > this.?
>
> wha? sorry, I'm not getting you here.

you answered above, so I drop files into above directory and bob's ya uncle? 
Also make sure /var has lots of space by the look of things mmmm!!

Thanks Rob