> > A package state that tells the package managers that "the functionality of > > this package is provided locally, treat it as if it was installed" > > Look into the equivs package. Or, dive into the docs and see how to make > a [empty] package (you really only need 4 or 5 files and a few > directories...)
Ok, gonna try... > > An option to reset the selection status of all packages to their actual > > status > > As you know, dselect displays three status fields to the left of the > package name. Yep > 'R' (that's an uppercase R) will reset the selection > status to that of the middle indicator. I wasn't clear on as to what exactly it resets to - thanks! > By pressing 'ooO' (or some > number of upper and lowercase o's), you can get the package listing > sorted by only status (the leftmost indicator). Using '+' on the > "Installed packages" line, '-' on the "Removed packages" line, and '_' > on the "Purged packages" line will reset everything to the state of the > leftmost indicator (modulo any conflicts, deal with them appropriately). Should do. Thank you very much. (Still a bit ... tedious, though) Christian
