Re: deselect & aptitude show different packages !!!
On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 06:58:45PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jun 2001 at 12:52:35 -0500, Balbir Thomas wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 05:57:37PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> > > Balbir Thomas <thomas.1037@osu.edu> wrote:
> > > >I am using ustable, with kernel 2.4.5. Aptitude shows many more packages
> > > >than deselect .
> > >
> > > Have you run 'dselect update' recently, or have you just been using
> > > 'apt-get update'?
> >
> > Yep , I have done that and do so regularly. Though it should show broken
> > dependencies in any case ??
>
> Well, 'apt-get update' doesn't update dselect's available database,
> hence the question. Beyond that, no idea, sorry ...
>
You are right that was the problem. I was under the impression that apt
update update a common database which dselect shares.
Thank you
bt
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