Re: apt-get : difference between dist-upgrade and dselect-upgrade

2001-07-02 Thread F.P. Groeneveld
Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joost Kooij) writes: :> Did you know that there is even a help screen that explains the keys? : Which is sorely needed, because the keys are opposite every other Unix : program in existence. Any clue why this has not been standardized

Re: apt-get : difference between dist-upgrade and dselect-upgrade

2001-06-28 Thread Alan Shutko
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joost Kooij) writes: > Did you know that there is even a help screen that explains the keys? Which is sorely needed, because the keys are opposite every other Unix program in existence. -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors! Anyone can make an omelet

Re: [users] Re: apt-get : difference between dist-upgrade and dselect-upgrade

2001-06-28 Thread Joost Kooij
On Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 01:45:25PM +0200, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach Joost Kooij (on Thu, 28 Jun 2001 01:37:29PM +0200): > > When I sat down with it and took a minute or two to get acquiainted, > > it turned out to be quite a likeable and most of all very helpful > > critter, in fact. > > try

Re: [users] Re: apt-get : difference between dist-upgrade and dselect-upgrade

2001-06-28 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Joost Kooij (on Thu, 28 Jun 2001 01:37:29PM +0200): > When I sat down with it and took a minute or two to get acquiainted, > it turned out to be quite a likeable and most of all very helpful > critter, in fact. try apt-console, i like it much better since i can't stand the awkward ha

Re: apt-get : difference between dist-upgrade and dselect-upgrade

2001-06-28 Thread Joost Kooij
On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 05:04:55AM +0100, Nick wrote: > On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:24:04 +0200, you wrote: > > > > Repeat mantra: dselect reaches where apt can't get. > > Well yeah, but like Dominique said, user interface like the proverbial > cornered rat. Well who is more afraid, the rat of you,

Re: apt-get : difference between dist-upgrade and dselect-upgrade

2001-06-27 Thread Nick
On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:24:04 +0200, you wrote: > On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 08:55:36PM +0200, Dominique Deleris wrote: > > I am confused with the use of apt-get dselect-upgrade : if I want > > to run it, it will propose me to install 61 new packages I > > haven't requested. _How do I get rid of these

Re: apt-get : difference between dist-upgrade and dselect-upgrade

2001-06-27 Thread Joost Kooij
On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 08:55:36PM +0200, Dominique Deleris wrote: > I am confused with the use of apt-get dselect-upgrade : if I want > to run it, it will propose me to install 61 new packages I > haven't requested. _How do I get rid of these installation > candidates ?_ Use dselect. Update fr