On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:06:41 +0100 (CET), Brian Durant <linuxnewbiedk at yahoo.dk> wrote: > /stardict $ sudo dpkg --dry-run > stardict_2.4.4-2_i386.deb > dpkg: need an action option You still need the -i. Try sudo dpkg -i --dry-run stardict_2.4.4-2_i386.deb -Eamonn