6.3.3 Rescue using dpkg
If you reach a dead end using APT you can download package files from Debian
mirrors and install them using dpkg
. If you do have not access to
the network you can look for cached copies of package files in
/var/cache/apt/archives/
.
# dpkg -i fetchmail_6.2.5-4_i386.deb
If attempting to install a package this way fails due to dependency violations
and you really need to install the package then you can override dependency
checks using dpkg
's --ignore-depends,
--force-depends and other options. See dpkg(8)
for
details.