Hello,
I want to install a .deb package which I already have on the hard drive. I have tried to edit /etc/apt/sources.list to point to the file but apt-get says it can't find it. The package is not in the Debian repository.
Debian 6.0
Searching for "how to install deb package on hard drive" I got:
How to install deb packages | USB Pen Drive Linux
I've never directly installed a package. There were some other hits from the search.
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Ever looked at dpkg? man dpkg :
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I have used dpkg to check the status of a package but it did not occur to me it would install packages also. Thanks for the help!
Fred