Apt-get :: debian packages

yeah, collection of myDSL packages is nice and always works fine.
but it is not enough to make this system much useful.
there is a lot of applications i would like to run under DSL, which are not on myDSL list.
i hope, someone will tell me, what i must to do if i want to install apt-get packages?
i believe that i need to do some changes in DSL system, but where?
what mean that i have to enable APT::Force-LoopBreak and how to do it?
and what with this e2fsprogs?
if anyone know just any docs or manual about it, or there is an archive topic, please, post the link.
i like to read about linux, but DSL probably need more changes to be more compatible with APT packages, then other Debian distributions.

try this page.http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net/ or here. http://packages.debian.org/stable/base/e2fsprogs.html

Did you manage to download any progs from debian using apt-get? If so how.

What I do is enable synaptic and use that to do apt installs. Many of the packages available can be installed but there are also many that can not be installed because of dependancy problems. Some things can be downloaded as source and installed if you install the gcc dsl (this is limited though as DSL is not a development version and only has limited capabilities as far as building from source). I make sure I have my apt and dsl downloads on a seperate partition because I know if I play enough I am going to end up reinstalling (and also when I upgrade versions).

Ok! apt and synaptic is enabled but here's what I do not understand. when apt goes out and searches for a pkgs does it only search the the url's listed in it or will it search the web. here's my problam. when I search the mirrors for debian pkgs what I find is the iso's for that version deb. does apt pull the pkgs out of that iso or do I need to find the pkgs seperate. you have to remember I come from windows and if you point it to an archive of iso's. Once I get both apt and synaptic what do I do. Do I point it at the Iso's. If so what exactly do type in to get it to search for exact pkgs. Sorry if this sounds dense but I am a real beginner. When I post to forums I get basically the same answer but it assumes I know more than I do.

here are two docs on apt:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html
http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/apt-get-intro.html
I had similar questions that I have been meaning to ask and these documents (basically the same) seem like they will answer them.

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