You can UNinstall a deb from the Manager, but the only way to install is to click the actual deb file. And yes, you need to resolve the dependencies yourself.otropogo wrote:So, if I download a .deb package, I can use 4.3.1's pet manager to install it, and it will tell me what dependencies I need - but then I have to go find them, download them, figure out where they need to go, and manually put them there?sikpuppy wrote:....
4.3.1 installs downloaded DEB files, but it doesn't check for dependencies. In fact 4.3.1 appears not to check dependencies unless the PPM is used, or the CHECK DEPENDENCIES menu item is used.
And does the .deb have to be compiled for the kernel used in 4.3.1?
As for whether a DEB file will or won't work...for 4.3.1 it's probably better to use native PET files that have been compiled for the kernel used in that version. The nature of DEB files being small chunks of a larger complete program means that you would be resolving dependencies all day.