.deb? Debian?

[Andrew McVinnie]

When I type "rpm -q yup" it returns "Yup-0.7.6-6"  So I too must have 
it....  If only things where easier to find in directory....

Alex Nonnemacher wrote:

> I, too, get the same error message, Andrew, but I know I do have yup 
> installed. Try this: type "rpm -q yup" and see what is returned. I 
> suspect it has something to do with setting Linux to look in a 
> different directory for yup, but I haven't been able to do so.
>
> alex
>
> On Saturday, June 1, 2002, at 05:33 , Andrew McVinnie wrote:
>
>> Well, I tried the "yup install abiword" from the terminal as root 
>> just as you suggest, and I got the error "bash: yup command not 
>> found"  so I can only assume that I don't have the yup program.  I 
>> will go look for it at freshmeat.net, but if you have a better 
>> suggestion.... I would appreciate it.
>> Thanks
>> Andrew McVinnie
>>
>> BTW I am using YDL 2.1
>>
>> Kimball Larsen wrote:
>>
>>> .deb files are generally the way that debian packages software for 
>>> installation via apt.  Apt is the debian version of yup, which is 
>>> what linux ppc (at least version 2.2) uses to install software.  
>>> Version 2.2 also has apt installed, so in theory, you can install 
>>> .deb files.. but that's really the hard way to go about things.... 
>>> if you want abiword installed, here is all you have to do:
>>>
>>> 1)  Become root.
>>> 2)  Type:  yup install abiword
>>>
>>> Then watch the magic... it will go to your local ftp mirror, 
>>> download and then  install the abiword package.
>>> That's it. :)
>>>
>>> Good luck!
>>>
>>> -Kimball Larsen
>>>
>>> On Saturday 01 June 2002 10:06, Andrew McVinnie wrote:
>>>
>>>> How do you open .deb files?  I downloaded the new AbiWord which is a
>>>> .deb file, and when I double-click it, it opens up like a folder, in
>>>> which is an install file, but the install file opens as text in gedit!
>>>>
>>>> How do you install these files?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Andrew McVinnie
>>>>
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