The new dselect should allow you to mark a package for re-install. I just
managed to delete all .so files in my X11R6/lib. It's be nice if I could
just mark all the affected packages for reinstall in dselect, instead of
having to download and reinstall by hand.
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Hi again,
I have something for the dselect etc. wish list: We would like to be able
to put the packages in an unpacked state on a read-only NFS disk and then
automagically create symlinks from the system directories to the NFS
disk on our target systems that form a cluster.
This of course makes s
On Thu, 17 Apr 1997, Leslie Mikesell wrote:
> One more idea to throw in the pot:
>
> How about including smbfs in the base kernel and allowing installation
> from a Win95 or NT share? Almost every office is going to have one
> of those around where you can share out a CDROM with a couple of
> mo
'Peter Iannarelli wrote:'
>
>Hello all:
>
>As I'm sure everyone is aware a new project has been initiated
>to replace the currenct dselect package maintainence facility
>with the goals of enhancing its functionality and resolving
>some of the existing package maintenance problems.
Look at http://w
On Thu, Apr 17, 1997 at 10:30:40AM -0500, Leslie Mikesell wrote:
> How about including smbfs in the base kernel and allowing installation
> from a Win95 or NT share? Almost every office is going to have one
I started fiddling with the dselect method scripts last week,
in an attempt to implement a
On Apr 15, Dale Scheetz wrote
> Isn't this already available with get_selections and set_selections?
Yeah, but only 'oldtimers' know about that. I'd be nice if it could be
integrated in a more user-friendly way into "dselect 2". Something like:
Select Packages
- Full list (provides collapsible
On 14:30:40 Leslie Mikesell wrote:
>>One more idea to throw in the pot:
>
>How about including smbfs in the base kernel and allowing installation
>from a Win95 or NT share? Almost every office is going to have one
>of those around where you can share out a CDROM with a couple of
>mouse clicks. Y
One more idea to throw in the pot:
How about including smbfs in the base kernel and allowing installation
from a Win95 or NT share? Almost every office is going to have one
of those around where you can share out a CDROM with a couple of
mouse clicks. You could even do from with Windows-for-Work
I like the consept of dselect as it is but som improvments are welcome.
The sugestions is sorted in thre cattegorys: 1) Small improvments to
dselects interface. 2) Bigger new featurs to dselect. 3) New / improved
featurs involving possably changes to the pakage managment system.
Lets start with 1)
Dale Scheetz writes:
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> Isn't this already available with get_selections and set_selections?
What about a fresh, "from scratch" installation? (like a newby would
encounter) 8-)
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On Wed, Apr 16, 1997 at 10:14:30AM +0800, A. M. Varon wrote:
>
> If possible, it could look, feel and function like a midnight commander.
> left pane are the .deb files, to the right could be the content, info,
> dependancies to other files etc. which you could toggle.
Hmmm. But more interesting
Regarding the "wish list" for the dselect replacement:
1 A "what if" command: Tell me what you would do if I said "do it".
I found with dselect I'd somehow told it to remove lots of
things I hand't meant to, so recently I've been using dpkg directly
rather than trying to figure out dselect.
If possible, it could look, feel and function like a midnight commander.
left pane are the .deb files, to the right could be the content, info,
dependancies to other files etc. which you could toggle.
regards,
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
|and concerns. So fire away. Keep it short and terse.
This isn't quite about the interface, but about the package system
(may it just depends on the way it is implemented).
What I'd like to see is a way for the user to individuallt decide
whether he/she wants to install c
Peter,
Thank you for request for ideas and desires regarding the next
improvement to the debian package management system.
1. Scripts provided by the package writer should only have access to
files and directories specifically approved by the installer.
2.
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
>Adam Shand writes:
>> This is *just* to get newbies installed and working. I'd do something
>> like have 3 options.
...
>> ...and a full install ( the two before plus X windows).
>
>Thus the the true newbie, who wants most of all to dial up her ISP and u
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Adam Shand writes:
> > This is *just* to get newbies installed and working. I'd do something
> > like have 3 options. A developement box (nothing but baisc utilities and
> > compilers),...
>
> How many newbies are going to want this?
> I suggest:
>
> 1) Basic Unix
Adam Shand writes:
> This is *just* to get newbies installed and working. I'd do something
> like have 3 options. A developement box (nothing but baisc utilities and
> compilers),...
How many newbies are going to want this?
> ...a network box (basic utilities and networking stuff, including
> p
On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> > This thread is being issued to provide all individuals and
> > organizations an opportunity to voice their requirements
> > and concerns. So fire away. Keep it short and terse.
>
> Here's a simple one: the ability to create a tagfile. We had to ins
> The odds that Mr Iannarelli is starting this thread just to
> concentrate the flammage, flak and junk into one thread which he can
> easilly killfile is astronomical =) This is especially probable given his
> insistence on exact spelling in the subject...
Excuse me, but this is completely uncal
Probably I'm going to say the obvious, but...
On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Rob MacWilliams wrote:
> 2. I know there has been much traffic about the interface
[...]
> Now all that is needed is a keystroke sequence to open and close the
> categories. The closest piece of software out now that would be
On Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:00:00 +0200 Wichert Akkerman
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > This thread is being issued to provide all individuals and
> > organizations an opportunity to voice their requirements
> > and concerns. So fire away. Keep it short and terse.
>
> Here's a simple one: the abilit
> This thread is being issued to provide all individuals and
> organizations an opportunity to voice their requirements
> and concerns. So fire away. Keep it short and terse.
Here's a simple one: the ability to create a tagfile. We had to install
25 Linux machines here a while ago and it is a pain
Hee!!!
The odds that Mr Iannarelli is starting this thread just to
concentrate the flammage, flak and junk into one thread which he can
easilly killfile is astronomical =) This is especially probable given his
insistence on exact spelling in the subject...
Hahahahahah What a lame thread.
>2. I know there has been much traffic about the interface, but I think
the >best I've seen for this type of material is a nested list of packages.
Start >the top with all packages, then go to stable, contrib, non-free...
After that >break them down by group, i.e. admin, base, ... The thread
tha
Hi all,
Since the gentleman requested, and will soon be deluged with mail, I decided to
get my two cents
in early.
1. Please include a download status indicator. i.e. time remaining. I am
using a link that only lasts
three hours, and then shuts down. An indication of how much time is
nee
Hello all:
As I'm sure everyone is aware a new project has been initiated
to replace the currenct dselect package maintainence facility
with the goals of enhancing its functionality and resolving
some of the existing package maintenance problems.
This thread is being issued to provide all individ
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