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[Joseph]

NoOp wrote:

> On 05/16/2008 11:43 AM, Joseph wrote:
>> Steve T wrote:
>>> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Joseph <ubuntu at e-pops.org> wrote
>>>>   However, I'm still not getting my avast to install.  My command is:
>>>>
>>>>   sudo dpkg apt-get install avast4workstation_1.0.8-2.deb
>>>>
>>> I think you should try:
>>> sudo dpkg --configure -a
>>> then
>>> sudo apt-get install avast4workstation_1.0.8-2.deb
>>>
>>>
>> Good to a point.  Here's my commands:
>>
>> ragweed at ragweed-den:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
>> [sudo] password for ragweed:
>> Setting up ssl-cert (1.0.14-0ubuntu2.1) ...
>>
>> Setting up transmission-common (1.06-0ubuntu5) ...
>> Setting up wine (0.9.59-0ubuntu5) ...
>>
>> Setting up transmission-gtk (1.06-0ubuntu5) ...
>>
>> Processing triggers for libc6 ...
>> ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
>> ragweed at ragweed-den:~$ sudo apt-get install avast4workstation_1.0.8-2.deb
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> E: Couldn't find package avast4workstation_1.0.8-2.deb
> 

Noop wrote:
> I know that you've already gotten it installed, but for future reference
> here is the command that you _should_ have used:
> 
> $ sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.0.8-2.deb


Answered or not, I appreciate all the help I can get.  I have one question....   What does the '-i' tell it to do?