problems installing mysqli for debian linux

[mcskins]

I am getting an error when I try to install the mysqli package.

debian1:/home/mclaren# dpkg -l \*mysqli\*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-===================-===================-================================================== ====
un php5-mysqli <none> (no description available)
debian1:/home/mclaren# dpkg -i \*mysqli\*
dpkg: error processing *mysqli* (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
*mysqli*


I am using debian etch; mysql 5.0

Thanks for any help!