On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 02:39:48PM -0800, Brian Nelson wrote: > Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 03:48:45PM -0500, Thomas J. Hamman wrote: > > > How can I get dselect to install packages that depend on > > > no-longer-available packages, and, once installed, how do I keep dselect > > > from uninstalling them? > > You can put the package on hold with '=' in dselect to keep it from > being uninstalled. However, Colin's advice is better.
Even putting it on hold didn't work. I'll try Colin's suggestion though. -- Thomas J. Hamman "Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of life is, but rather recognize that it is he who is asked." -Viktor Frankl