On Thu, 22 Aug 96 00:28 BST, Ian Jackson wrote: >If you delete the `Packages' files, or fail to download them, dselect >will offer to scan the .deb files that are actually on your disk.
But, this method does not use the descriptions, or dependency lists, either. I kind of like that information, as it allows me to see if I'm trying to install something I don't have the extra files for.