[plug] creating a repository

[Patrick Coleman]

On 4/6/06, Kev <kdownes at tpg.com.au> wrote:
<snip>
> I had it in mind that a "repository" had more to it than just a
> directory full of .debs.  I use Synaptic _(because I need that level of
> simplicity)_ and I can't see how to install a .deb which is already on
> my system using Synaptic.  I figured that if I could just create a
> "repository", as different from a directory full of .debs, that I could
> simply add that to the sources.list in each machine in my network.  Am I
> barking up the wrong tree here?
>
> Ta
> Kev
>

To install a .deb file you've downloaded manually, use `dpkg -i
<filename>` in a terminal. Not sure how to do it in a GUI, sorry :)
-Patrick
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