[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Disappearance of experimental packages in dselect



On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 04:52, Barry Hawkins wrote: 
> 
> 	The problem is that the xserver and xfree86 packages for 4.3.0.1 are 
> no longer appearing in dselect.  An initial install as I was learning 
> to use dselect ended up with mostly 4.3.0.1 packages but some 4.2.1 
> packages, so I purged all of the x-related packages.  Afterward, only a 
> couple of library packages like libmesa and another one from the 
> 4.3.0.1 packages in experimental are showing up.  Any idea what I might 
> be doing wrong?

You're using dselect. :) Seriously though, if

apt-cache policy xserver-xfree86

shows the experimental version, I recommend trying an APT frontend like
aptitude.


-- 
Earthling Michel Dänzer      |     Debian (powerpc), X and DRI developer
Software libre enthusiast    |   http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer



Reply to: