On 3 Nov 1998, rathon wrote: > Hi, > > I was installing Debian2.0 on a new PC and I have two question: > > 1) While in deselect, I would see the follwoing > > EIOM > *** <some package name> etc etc > *** <some package name> etc etc > > How can I tell that the above pkg has already been installed ? Is that > by that last asterik under 'M' ?
If I understand what you're asking, I'd suggest pressing "v" to turn on verbose mode; you trade a little more info for a little clearer info, but it works for me.