yum equivalent for debian?

[Lakshmipathi]

I'm using Debian Lenny, How to install a package with all it's dependency? (something like
yum install in Fedora )

Does "apt-get " will resolve dependencies ?

[oz]

Yes, installing packages with apt-get should resolve dependencies if the packages needed are all in the repos that you have setup.

[saivin]

apt-get, aptitude both are equally good. Though on one occassion 'aptitude' gave me more information and suggestions than 'apt-get'.

[reed9]

If you want a graphical package manager, you can install synaptic.

su -
apt-get install synaptic

[Lakshmipathi]

thanks guyz ...But even using apt-get gives me some dependency error?

I edit /etc/apt/sources.list file with debian mirror....can anyone post your source.list file - so that i can edit my mirrors like yours i'm using debian lenny.

[crazy01]

could you post your output?

[devils casper]

Post the error message here and post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list file here.
I prefer apt-get over yum and its really easy to handle.
Check this article too.

[Gossamer]

It should be apt-get, or sudo apt-get if you don't like hanging out in a root account.
I like Fedora but I just can't go without apt-get. Even in distros that don't support it; I always find myself slipping it around by accident, lol.

[Lakshmipathi]

sorry for the delay..here is my outputs

root@debian:/home/lg# apt-get install nemiver
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package nemiver
root@debian:/home/lg# nemiver
bash: nemiver: command not found

root@debian:/home/lg# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
#
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.0 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20090214-16:54]/ lenny contrib main

deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 5.0.0 _Lenny_ - Official i386 DVD Binary-1 20090214-16:54]/ lenny contrib main

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb Debian -- Security Information lenny/updates main contrib
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src Debian -- Security Information lenny/updates main contrib

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb Index of /debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
#deb-src Index of /debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib

deb Index of /lenny ./
deb Index of /debian lenny main

[rokytnji]

I don't know if this will help you with your sources list Lakshmipathi. This is mine from AntiX8 and I run it under Lenny instead od Sidux. Probably aint much help but I'll throw it out there because it can't hurt.

root@harry:/home/harry# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
# See sources.list(5) for more information

#Mepis8
deb ftp://ftp.mepis.com/mepis/ mepis-8.0 main

# Debian
deb Index of /debian stable main contrib non-free
deb Index of /debian testing main contrib non-free
deb Debian -- Security Information testing/updates main contrib non-free
# deb-src Index of /debian stable main contrib non-free

# mplayer
deb Debian Multimedia Packages::Home etch main
deb Debian Multimedia Packages::Home testing main

# wicd
deb Wicd APT Repository debian extras

#opera
deb Index of /opera lenny non-free

#virtualbox
# deb Index of /virtualbox/debian/ lenny non-free

# Remastersys
# deb Index of /repository debian/

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###### Debian Unstable/Sid/sidux ##########
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###### Use at your own risk! ########
# deb Index of /debian unstable main contrib non-free
deb Debian Multimedia Packages::Home unstable main
# deb Index of /debian sid main contrib non-free firmware fix.main fix.contrib fix.non-free






root@harry:/home/harry# uname -r
2.6.27-1-mepis-smp