Use dpkg / dpkg-deb to install dependencies automatically

[kramerP]

Is there a way to use dpkg or dpkg-deb and force debian to automatically install packages which the package you are trying to install is dependent on? To my understanding you can do this with apt-get, but I have been searching and haven't seen switches for dpkg that will permit this. What I'm trying to do is install fluxbox but there are ~6 packages I need to install beforehand. Granted, I could just install the packages but I was trying to find an easier, more automated way for my future use........laziness is a sickness but makes you find better ways, right?!?

Here is the command that I did run.....

dkpg -i fluxbox<blah>.deb

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Vergil83]

you should be able to use synaptic, dselect, or aptitude to manual choose the package

but to my knowledge, dpkg doesn't have dependency support

[kkubasik]

you should be able to use synaptic, dselect, or aptitude to manual choose the package

but to my knowledge, dpkg doesn't have dependency support

unfortunately, for those to work smoothly, he would have to set up his own local repository (they don't take to well to downloaded/personally packaged deb's.) if you want here is the offical howto its a bit long, but you don't need all of it for what your doing (skip to the Simple Repository part).

[Vergil83]

unfortunately, for those to work smoothly, he would have to set up his own local repository (they don't take to well to downloaded/personally packaged deb's.) if you want here is the offical howto its a bit long, but you don't need all of it for what your doing (skip to the Simple Repository part).

I was under the impression that one of those would work with the downloaded .debs. I think I recall being able (using kpackage) to manually pick individual packages (this was like 3 years ago).

[kkubasik]

i know some of the frontends support it, but I think straight up apt-get doesn't do it.