This isn't the official word. first column = what to do i = install u =uninstall r = remove p = purge
second column = actual state i = installed n = not installed ii = installed and will stay installed un = not installed and won't be [rp]n = was installed but removed or purged On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 11:40:44PM -0800, Harry Putnam wrote: > dpkg -l '*desk*' shows a series of hits, all are preceded by > `un' none of these are currently installed or marked by you as install candidates > dpkg -l 'gnome*' shows a number of things some are proceeded by > ii and some by un. > > Where does on look to find out what these letters mean. I went thru > man dpkg several times looking for some referrence. A grep with `ii' > gets no hits. dpkg --help doesn't appear to make any mention. > try the dselect man page Bob > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
