Apt-get :: How do you use apt-get?

hi all,
how do i install alsadebs.dsl package using apt-get ?! plz explain in detail if any of u guyz know.thanks
cheers,
sindhu

You're a long way off base.

You don't install .dsl extensions using apt-get at all. You can install .dsl extensions by selecting them in emelFM, then clicking the myDSL button. Search the forums and read the online documentation.

apt-get is for debian packages (which also run on DSL).

I hope I'm not asking another stupid question, but how can someone get a package list like the one at http://damnsmalllinux.org/packages.html? This one seems to have not been updated in quite some time (still lists Scite and Ted as packages included on DSL, to name a couple).
I've already downloaded both the dsl-dpkg and gun-utils myDSL extensions, read the other resources pointed out in this forum/thread, and checked the other DSL documentation/help screens/etc. Also tried running "apt-get update;" that came up with a progress bar, said it was downloading some stuff, then went back to the command line.
Please let me know if I'm missing/forgetting something. Thanks!

The command "apt-get update" just refreshes the list of available packages/updates from the debian repositories. Granted it is a huge list (3-4MB), but nothing gets installed yet. You will have to do "apt-get install <package1> <package2> ..." in order to actually install something. Browse through the Debian site for the listing of packages and their names.

Or just choose "Synaptic" from the menu and use it.

Synaptic is easier to use than commanline apt-get for most people.

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