Re: Arrgh, its the newbie again...
On Wed, 17 Dec 1997, Rick wrote:
> dpkg -i /dos-d/linux/packages/the_name_of_file.deb
Why don't you move them into /tmp?
> all i get is error messages, when logged on as root messages about
> unexpected eof,
Sounds like you're .deb file may have gotten truncated when you downloaded
it. Try just grabbing another copy.
> when logged on as rick, loads of stuff about things not
> being in the path (carnt recall exactly what)
You've got to be root to install .debs because they need to access
partitions and commands that only root has access to.
Will
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