Quoting Preben Randhol ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> I wanted to install g77 and g77-doc on my system. As I got tired of
> swaping CD-s I set up apt to use the net instead. What happened was that
> after selecting g77 and g77-doc and choosing install in dselect it
> started not only installing g77, but upgrading 17 other packages. Among
> the different packages was samba which shouldn't have anything to do
> with g77.
>
> Why does dselect automatically upgrade ?
That's what it's designed to do. If you look at the package listing
when you select [S]elect, you'll normally see *** against each package.
(This assumes you haven't set packages to "hold".)
The second and third asterisks mean (from the help screens):
Old mark: what was requested for this package before presenting this list;
Mark: what is requested for this package:
`*': marked for installation or upgrade;
^^^^^^^
Hold (shown as '=') will prevent this.
Cheers,
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