Anno domini 2024 Sun, 14 Jul 19:58:26 +0200 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp via tde-users scripsit: > Anno domini 2024 Sun, 14 Jul 10:41:28 -0700 > William Morder via tde-users scripsit: > > > > On Saturday 13 July 2024 10:01:04 Mike Bird via tde-users wrote: > > > > > "dpkg -s apt | head" will tell you the apt version and architecture > > > you need to download. > > > > > > Once downloaded you can install it using dpkg. > > > > > > This works for most broken packages unless you break something > > > essential like dpkg or libc. > > > > > > For example, if I needed to fix my Debian apt I would browse > > > to "http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"; and then click down through > > > pool, main, a, apt, and then download apt_2.6.1_amd64.deb but > > > you may be using a different distro, version, or architecture. > > > > > > --Mike > > > > I found that page for Debian, and it is *almost* exactly what I need; almost, > > that is, except I run Devuan. > > > > There is a page for Debian package search (https://packages.debian.org/index), > > and I used to use it all the time, back when I was a Debian user. > > > > Now I keep trying to find the corresponding page in Devuan, but the URL > > address doesn't follow quite the same pattern. I have found it, saved it, > > maybe a couple dozen times, and somehow it keeps vanishing on me. > > > > If anybody knows the page for Devuan package search, that would be a great > > help. Neither apt nor aptitude nor any other work for me at present, until I > > solve this other problem (for which, see previous posts under this thread). > > https://www.devuan.org/os/packages gives a link to a search page: > > https://pkginfo.devuan.org/cgi-bin/policy-query.html > > > > > Also, aptitude itself, while impressive, and useful to others, is not much use > > to me, as it keeps trying to uninstall my Open Office (as well as, if I > > recall, some other programs that I use pretty regularly). It would be nice if > > aptitude gave users more control, as in apt or apt-get. I still use it for > > searching and finding more information, but not for actual installation. > > Try "apt-mark hold <whateverisopenofficecalled>" and then "aptitude whateverypuwanttodo" > > > > > I don't know if this will solve my problem, though, as I already save all my > > downloaded and installed packages (for situations just like this), and > > everything seems up-to-date. > > you should clear the cache first, either manually or with "apt-get clean". > > To find all files that do not match the checksums in theit .deb package you may want to run: > > $ for i in $(dpkg -l|awk '/^ii/ {print $2}'); do echo $i:; dpkg -V $i; done > acl: > acpi: > acpi-support: > ??5?????? c /etc/acpi/lid.sh > acpi-support-base: > acpid: > > ... bad former myself has modified /etc/acpi/lid.sh :) ... or better this, less chatter: $ for i in $(dpkg -l|awk '/^ii/ {print $2}'); do dpkg -V $i | while read a; do echo $i: $a; done; done acpi-support: ??5?????? c /etc/acpi/lid.sh avahi-daemon: missing /etc/avahi/services ca-certificates-java: Downloads Notebooks c /etc/default/cacerts cups-daemon: missing /var/cache/cups/rss (Keine Berechtigung) cups-daemon: missing /var/spool/cups/tmp (Keine Berechtigung) cups-filters: Downloads Notebooks /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-brf debian-archive-keyring: ??5?????? c /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/debian-archive-buster-stable.asc dma: Downloads Notebooks c /etc/dma/auth.conf Nik > > Nik > > > > > > Bill > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > -- > Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... > ____________________________________________________ > tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
