<<The dselect method of package selection is a bit cumbersome, but only because of increasingly large number of packages available. >>
One little trick I've begun using to get around the cumbersomeness of dselect is to use it to select new packages, but then to install those packages manually. That way, it tells me about all dependencies and I can make a list of needed packages. Then I simply go into the CD and dpkg -i all of those packages by hand -- and if one depends on another, install the dependable package first. That way, I don't have to wait an hour for dpkg -iGROEB or whatever it is to go through every one of my packages. ========================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==========================
