Re: dselect: Package list totally Wrong

[Henry Lebowzki <hzi@uol.com.br>]

Gerd Wilhelm wrote:

> Hi Debianiens,
>
> the third time i have got the following Problem:
>
> I tried to install a Package vie dselect, but found out that the
> Dependencies where not met.
>
> One or to wrong keystrokes and dselect wants to _deinstall_ 142 Packages.
>
> Does anyone know a way I can tell dselect to adapt the its List to the
> true state of my system? 
>
> The Key "R" for "Go back to the state before this List" does not help,
> because i had endet dselect.
>
>
> Thank You for your Help
>
> Gerd

Hi Gerd-
Have you been installing a great many tarballs in your system?
I ask this because unless you

alien -d xxxxx.tgz

the packaging system will not recognize the stuff you just installed.
HTH.
Henry