[Solved] apt-get and local install

[ToddAndMargo]

Hi All,

I am trying to test installing a local package with "apt-get" on my virtual machine. I get the following:

# apt-get install ./firefox-3.5-branding_3.5.2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package .

What am I doing wrong?

[skunk]

Re: apt-get and local install

does it install using gdebi

[Rog131]

Re: apt-get and local install

apt-get is a tool to download and install packages.

dpkg is :

dpkg is a tool to install, build, remove and manage Debian packages.

From the commandline:

dpkg -i package.deb

man dpkg:

NAME
dpkg - package manager for Debian

SYNOPSIS
dpkg [options] action
...
ACTIONS
-i, --install package_file...
Install the package.

More > FAQ: Package Managers

[ToddAndMargo]

Re: apt-get and local install

apt-get is a tool to download and install packages.

dpkg is :

dpkg is a tool to install, build, remove and manage Debian packages.

From the commandline:

dpkg -i package.deb

man dpkg:

NAME
dpkg - package manager for Debian

SYNOPSIS
dpkg [options] action
...
ACTIONS
-i, --install package_file...
Install the package.

More > FAQ: Package Managers

I was trying to use apt-get so that it would go out on the web and resolve dependancies. Will dpkg do this?

[ToddAndMargo]

Re: apt-get and local install

# dpkg --install ./firefox-3.5-branding_3.5.2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb
Selecting previously deselected package firefox-3.5-branding.
(Reading database ... 125737 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking firefox-3.5-branding (from .../firefox-3.5-branding_3.5.2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of firefox-3.5-branding:
firefox-3.5-branding depends on firefox-3.5 (= 3.5.2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1); however:
 Package firefox-3.5 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing firefox-3.5-branding (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 firefox-3.5-branding

dpkg in not resolving dependencies. Is there a command tools that will?

[dibl]

Re: apt-get and local install

sudo apt-get install mypackage

will look in your listed repositories, find the named package, and install it correctly, resolving dependencies (assuming the packages that are depended on are available in the repos).

Your repositories are listed in the file /etc/apt/sources.list

aptitude has these capabilities as well.

dpkg is not a repo searcher. It will install a .deb file if your system has the "depended upon" packages already on it.

It appears the firefox-branding package requires the FF 3.5 package to be available as well. You might want to try putting both .debs in your directory where you are running the installation from, and then use

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

maybe ....

[skunk]

Re: apt-get and local install

Did you try gdebi yet?

[ToddAndMargo]

Re: apt-get and local install

Did you try gdebi yet?

# gdebi ./firefox-3.5-branding_3.5.2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1_i386.deb
Reading package lists: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done

Requires the installation of the following packages:
python-vte python-sexy python-gtkhtml2 python-glade2 ubufox xulrunner-1.9.1 software-properties-gtk libgtkhtml2-0 python-launchpad-integration apturllibgnome2-vfs-perl libgnome2-perl gnome-icon-theme libcanberra0 python-gst0.10 libtdb1 python-pyorbit python-gconf libgnome2-canvas-perl gnome-app-install synaptic firefox-3.5
Package that ships the firefox branding
 This package ships the Firefox branding bits. If you remove this package your
 user experience will become that of the abrowser.
Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:

Now gdebi seems like it will do the trick nicely. Thank you!

-T