How to integrate and use the ZaKoTel software package repository with Debian Etch
ZaKoTel Telekommunikations GmbH provides binary software packages for Debian Etch. This tutorial shows how to integrate it into aptitude, the package management tool in Debian-based Linux systems.
The ZaKoTel software repository is a binary package store for .deb packages used for direct installation on Debian Etch (4.0) based Linux systems. The idea behind this repository is to provide own products (like asterBoard™ or the Flash® security daemon - fsd) as well as foreign products (like Asterisk PBX 1.4) in the same manner Debian does for the packages included in their distribution.
The repository is browseable and can be found at http://packages.zakotel.com/debian.
Please keep in mind that ZaKoTel Telekommunikations GmbH can NOT be made responsible for any occurancies that may happen when downloading/installing/using any of the files that can be found in the ZaKoTel package repository. This means, you use these packages at your own risk.
To integrate our repository into your Debian Etch Linux system to be able to install our packages the same way you normally install packages of the Debian distribution, add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://packages.zakotel.com/debian etch main
Now call the following command from the command line as root user:
# apt-get update
You will get a notification, that a repository is signed with an untrusted GnuPG key. This is normal and you can fix this with the next command:
# apt-get install zakotel-keyring
A similar message will tell you that the package will be installed without a valid gpg key. Confirm this message with yes to install the keyring of ZaKoTel.
Now call the following command from the command line again:
# apt-get update
Now no warnings should appear anymore.
You now have access to the ZaKoTel software repository and can start using our packages.
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Submitted by Roland on 3 May, 2008 - 00:40.
