dselect errors with no access methods available

From: Mark Hobley (mhobley_at_deletethisbit.hotpop.com)
Date: 08/31/04


Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:50:48 GMT

I have just installed damnsmalllinux on my hard drive.

I have also decompressed and installed the /var/dpkg directory, which
I obtained from the dpkg.tar.gz archive.

I run the command dselect and when I select option 0 choose access
method to use, I get an error:

dselect: no access methods available

How do I configure dselect to access the debian packages that are
available for damnsmalllinux ?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

Mark Hobley
393 Quinton Road West
QUINTON
Birmingham
B32 1QE

Email: markhobley at hotpop dont_type_this_bit dot com