.deb? Debian?

[Kimball Larsen]

As root, try this:

updatedb

then:

locate yup

This will tell you where yup is installed (probably either in /usr/sbin o=
r=20
/sbin).

You can then run it by typing:

/usr/sbin/yup install abiword

or=20

/sbin/yup install abiword=20

or whatever the path is to yup.

You can add the path to yup to your .bash_profile (located in your home=20
directory) to have linux always look in /sbin or /usr/sbin (or wherever y=
up=20
is located) so that you only have to type yup in the future.

Hope this helps...

-Kimball


Good luck!

-Kimball

On Saturday 01 June 2002 03:33, 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=
=2E2
> > also has apt installed, so in theory, you can install .deb files.. bu=
t
> > 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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