[svlug] Debian package question

[David Hummel]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 11:59:10AM -0700, Webb Sprague wrote:
> Is there a way to install a whole lot of debian packages if you have a
> file with the package names using apt or dpkg?

I believe you could do something like:

  apt-get install `cat pkglist`

   or

  apt-get install `ls -1 *.deb`

David Hummel
Genomics & Gene Discovery
WRRC/ARS/USDA