Bug#571304: apt keeps trying to add packages that not selected for installation

Hi Mark Hobley, 2010/2/28 Mark Hobley : > I would first select: > > 1: (U)pdate list of available packages > > followed by: > > 3: (I)nstall and upgrade wanted packages > > This would keep adding those packages to the list. I never used dselect, but isn't that a feature? I mean, if you have selec

Bug#571304: apt keeps trying to add packages that not selected for installation

> Do you use the same settings in testing vs. etch ? > (or do you mean lenny? etch is oldstable) Oops! Sorry. I meant Lenny. > Could you post the complete command you tried? I was actually running it through dselect. I would first select: 1: (U)pdate list of available packages followed by: 3

Bug#571304: apt keeps trying to add packages that not selected for installation

Package: base Severity: normal I am using Debian testing. Whenever, I try to add or remove a package, I keep getting a message that the following packages will be installed: The following NEW packages will be installed aptitude-doc-en geoip-database libclass-accessor-perl libfont-afm-perl lib