Re: [orca-list] orca on debian

[John G Heim <jheim math wisc edu>]

If you've already downloaded a .deb file, you install it with dpkg. For 
example, "dpkg -i <filename>".

I'm not sure there is a formal definition of a ppa but it essentially 
amounts to a package repository with a signing key. A repository is a 
set of one or more .deb files with documents that describe them in a way 
apt and aptitude can understand. If you add the repository to your list 
of repositories, then apt-get can resolve dependencies before it 
installs a package from the repository or ppa.

If a package is just available for download as a .deb file. You can 
install the package with the dpkg command as mentioned above. This may 
generate dependency errors. But usually these can be resolved via the 
apt system, "apt-get -fy install". Do that and then try the dpkg command 
again.


On 05/15/2017 11:42 AM, Mark Peveto wrote:
> Hmm, trying to apt-get install the .deb package, but it won't do it.
> Suggestions?  Here's my error.
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> E: Unable to locate package gnome-orca_3.22.2-3_all.deb
> E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'gnome-orca_3.22.2-3_all.deb'
> Again, I'd downloaded the package, so it was sitting right there to be found.
>
>
> Mark Peveto
> Registered Linux user number 600552
> Test machine powered by Debian
>
>
> On Mon, 15 May 2017, Richard via orca-list wrote:
>
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > You can get the latest Orca version for Debian here:
> > http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/debian/pool/main/g/gnome-orca/
> >
> > I think you'd just apt-get install it. I'm unsure if it will pull the
> > dependancies it will need. Since Debian doesn't rely on PPAs like Ubuntu does,
> > though I could be mistaken.
> >
> > The latest version as of now for Debian is here:
> > http://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/debian/pool/main/g/gnome-orca/gnome-orca_3.22.2-3_all.deb
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > On 5/15/2017 7:21, Mark Peveto wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > > I just installed the smaller version of Debian.  I think they call it the
> > > net install.  I noticed it doesn't have the latest version of orca, because
> > > I
> > > don't have the option for progress beeps.  I miss my beeps, so how can I
> > > update this when Debian informs me hat I have the latest version?  I think
> > > it's
> > > confused.  LOL!
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark Peveto
> > > Registered Linux user number 600552
> > > Everything happens after coffee!
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