-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- I'm not aware of a unhold command but that's the idea. But I used hold more than once since it didn't put everything on hold for some reason. So the status has 2 layers of hold and I can't revert to the previous state since it's the same for the most part.
I can always go file by file and mark them for install but I want to know if
there's a command to clear everything so I can update the lists and go from
there WITHOUT clearing the info on installed pkgs.
Example:
I just installed base and want to do an ftp install. I go get the rex pkgs
list and update. I realise that I wanted bo instead so I go back around and
change to bo. The rex status is still in place marked for install. How do I
clear the pkg list to show only what I want?
This isn't a very good example. It's just off the top of my head.
When I try to install after deleting a directory from the ftp list that was
updated it will still try to get the files from the dir I removed from the
ftp list.
I hope that makes sense to you. It's almost 2am here and I'm getting punchy.
On 11-Apr-97 Christian Hudon wrote:
>On Apr 11, Rick wrote
>>
>> I sent this a few days ago but got no answer.
>>
>> Does anybody know how to clear dselect status? I used hold to select only
>> the bo pkgs I wanted to install thinking I could reset the suggested
status.
>> But it don't work. How do I reset the pkgs to the suggested state? I
tried
>> renaming the status files but dselect just crashed.
>
>Huh? Do you mean 'Unhold' doesn't work? It certainly works for me.
>
>If you really want to do it using dpkg, have a look at '--set-selections'
>Safer than playing with the status file directly.
>
> Christian
Have a good one.
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Rick Jones E-Mail: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 12-Apr-97
Time: 01:45:52
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