Re: dpkg: half-installed packages

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com>]

Hi,
>>"Sven" == Sven Rudolph <sr1@os.inf.tu-dresden.de> writes:

Sven> Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> writes:
>>  There is an unofficial package floating around that tells dpkg
>> that a package is installed (essentially, this uses dpkg to edit
>> the status file).

Sven> Where can I find this?

>> "Paul" == Paul Seelig <pseelig@goofy.zdv.Uni-Mainz.de> writes:

Paul> Get my package "equivs-1.0.3-1.deb-unoff.src.tar.gz" from
Paul> "ftp://ietpd1.sowi.uni-mainz.de/pub/debian/unofficial/source/";
Paul> and customize it according to your needs. It is a dummy package
Paul> useful for exactly this purpose. It's about time to contribute
Paul> it officially...

	Hope this helps

	manoj
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