Re: Updating Critical Packages Only
On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 10:25:24PM -0800, S Yuval wrote:
> I recently bought the Debian 3.0r1 7-CD set and am trying to upgrade some obsolete packages. However, it turns out that if I ask apt to update its package database, most packages I have on the CD-set become obsolete and can no longer be installed conveniently through dselect. Since I cannot afford to spend nights downloading new packages for my entire system, and I purchased the CDs to avoid having to do that, is there any way to tell apt-get to update only the critically important packages like glibc, libstdc++, ncurses, etc. and not the entire system?
have you tried aptitude? it is easier to manage and you can pick and
choose what to install
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regards,
sandip p deshmukh
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