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[Robert Solomon <wogsol AT bestweb.net>]

You need to be in the directory that has the package or specify the
path to it when you type installpkg.  If the package is on the DOS
partition, it needs to be mounted.

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Theo Perry wrote:

>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> The machine is an old 486/66 with 8 mb of RAM. I have partitioned 540
> meg HD into a 100meg DOS partition and 100 meg Linux partition. The
> Linux partition was created by the BasicLinux installation.
>
> On turning the machine on, it boots into DOS. At the C:\ prompt I type
> 'Boot'.
>
> Linux starts. At the welcome screen I type in 'root'
> The response is:
>
> login[33]:ROOT LOGIN on 'tty1'
> ~<#>
>
> I type in:
>
> installpkg xbin.tgz
> The response is:
>
> Cannot install xbin.tgz:package does not end in .tgz
> <#>
>
>
> The same thing happens with all the packages which are in the DOS
> partition on the root directory. I do not know enough yet to find my way
> around the Linux file and directory systems.
>
> One clue (possibly)
>
> On shutting down there is a reference to being unable to unmount the
> hard drive as unable to find the directory. Everything flashes by so
> fast that I cannot read it properly.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Theo
>
>
>
>
> >
> > Can anyone offer any other suggestions as to why these
> > packages do not install
>
> Either the file is corrupted (somehow) or there is a
> problem with the command you are entering.
>
> > and/or the meaning of the message.
>
> Please tell us again what that message is.  And precisely
> what command you entered to get it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steven
>
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