From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fox.uq.net.au ([203.101.255.1] helo=uq.net.au ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15Arus-0002CF-00 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 07:37:30 -0400 Received: from data.home (mail@d-7-234.stlucia.uq.net.au [203.100.7.234]) by uq.net.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA12283 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 21:37:06 +1000 (GMT+1000) Received: from geoff by data.home with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15AruW-0006O9-00; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 21:37:08 +1000 Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 21:37:08 +1000 (EST) From: Geoff Shang To: Speakup List Subject: Re: Debian package updating reminder please In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi: Assuming /etc/apt/sources.list is configured the way you want it, all you have to do is: apt-get update to refresh the package list. For CD's, apt should prompt you for each CD if necessary. To install a package or packages, type: apt-get install packagename1 packagename2 ... Note that packagename doesn't include the version number (e.g. bsdgames, not bsdgames-2.9-3). Geoff.