-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sun, Apr 08, 2007 at 01:12:12PM -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > I don't understand what you mean. You want to tell Aptitude to do a > > bunch of stuff, and then tell it to not do it? > > I change my mind occasionally, yes. >
Then your best bet would be the Aptitude ncurses interface. > > Well you could always use Aptitude at the console, > > Unless I'm having problems with X, and boot into my computer in single > user mode as root for maintenance. > Does ncurses not work in single user mode? Passing just the command 'aptitude' at any console (TTY1, xterm, ssh) should give a curses interface. > > it has a ncurses interface. Just mark the packages you want for > > installation and quit the program without doing anything (Or run it > > as non-root, you definitely won't break anything that way). > > > Or you could use aptitude's dry-run option, as follows: > > > $ aptitude --simulate install <whatever> > > I suppose that's an option. Again, I'm just curious if what is > possible with a mouse is also possible via the keyboard. I have found > it useful to be able to change my mind and cancel pending actions. > I've only been able to choose this command with the mouse. So, simply > put, can this command be done with the keyboard? > Again, your best bet would be the ncurses interface. You choose from a list what to install (Using the class vi hotkeys to search/parse), and you can toggle what's being installed/uninstalled before it happens. Of course, this is probably a bit more restrictive than Synaptic/any other graphical implementation of APT, as is any console program to their graphical counterpart. If you're stuck in a terminal on a broken system though, you should be able to fix the system up to a point where you can use Synaptic quite easily with minimal hassle, if that's what you're worried about. - -- <o) Debian GNU/Linux - Free as in Freedom - 100% DFSG Free /\\ http://digital-haze.net/~pobega/ - My Debian site and blog _\_V Window Maker user, Debian enthusiast, Mutt lover -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGGSan/o7Q/FCvPe0RAtnKAJ9GtXRYav7DkvX88vWvm4zLDReq5gCeMUPZ dL45iCltgNSShlny6+FFrj4= =TGME -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
