I'm wondering if there's a way to inject virtual packages into apt. For my
part, I'm running a HTTP server that I've compiled and installed from
source, and because apt doesn't know about it, it wants to install Apache
or some other package providing the <httpd> virtual for such simple
packages as gitweb or wordpress. I would like to tell apt that the system
has <httpd> installed. Is there any mechanism for me to do so?
I've been googling quite a bit on the subject without finding anything, so
I'm starting to fear that apt can't do that.
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On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.com> wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if there's a way to inject virtual packages into apt. For my
> part, I'm running a HTTP server that I've compiled and installed from
> source, and because apt doesn't know about it, it wants to install Apache or
> some other package providing the <httpd> virtual for such simple packages as
> gitweb or wordpress. I would like to tell apt that the system has <httpd>
> installed. Is there any mechanism for me to do so?
>
> I've been googling quite a bit on the subject without finding anything, so
> I'm starting to fear that apt can't do that.
You can use "equivs".
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Fredrik Tolf
Injecting virtual dependencies into apt
On Wed, 30 Nov 2011, Tom H wrote:
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.com> wrote:
I'm wondering if there's a way to inject virtual packages into apt. For my
part, I'm running a HTTP server that I've compiled and installed from
source, and because apt doesn't know about it, it wants to install Apache or
some other package providing the <httpd> virtual for such simple packages as
gitweb or wordpress. I would like to tell apt that the system has <httpd>
installed. Is there any mechanism for me to do so?
You can use "equivs".
Would you look at that. Thank you very much!
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On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:34 AM, Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Nov 2011, Tom H wrote:
>> On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if there's a way to inject virtual packages into apt. For
>>> my
>>> part, I'm running a HTTP server that I've compiled and installed from
>>> source, and because apt doesn't know about it, it wants to install Apache
>>> or
>>> some other package providing the <httpd> virtual for such simple packages
>>> as
>>> gitweb or wordpress. I would like to tell apt that the system has <httpd>
>>> installed. Is there any mechanism for me to do so?
>>
>>
>> You can use "equivs".
>
>
> Would you look at that. Thank you very much!
You;re welcome. Hope it works out.
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