Grim
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Posted: Mar. 24 2004,08:03 |
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Sorry, I think I understand what you meant now. Doing the dpkg-restore just restores the dpkg database and allows apt to start working again.
If you're just trying to install software try running apt-get install packagename
If you're not sure of the exact package name you can add the wildcard operator at the end of the command, i.e. apt-get install packagename*
This'll return every package that even remotely resembles that for which you're searching. Sort of a starting point where you can begin to narrow down your search.
If you're looking to compile from source, you may want to download and install 0.6.2, it has a new script that switches the busybox utils out for standard gnu utils (gcc and the like) when you install to hard drive.
Then you can run apt-get source -b packagename to have apt download the source, compile and install the application.
However, apt is a means for installing applications over the network, i.e. the internet. It seems sorta pointless to get apt working if you don't have a network connection.
In order to start compiling from source, you're going to need to find a way to install gcc and probably g++ and the associated libs. Either with the new DSL release, or find a way to get your existing installation connected to the net, just long enough to install the necessary apps, or get ahold of some Debian CD's with the apps you need and add them to apt with apt-cdrom add.
Good luck.
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