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Re: Notebook install



Bob Hilliard <hilliard@flinet.com> writes:

>      I believe this is a fresh install.  I have recently learned that
> dselect automatically selects every package of standard or higher
> priority the first time it sees it.  You have to hit `D' (Shift-D) to
> make it revert to directly requested packages.  emacs19 and emacs20
> are both Priority: standard.
> 
>       Personally, I think this behavior of dselect is evil, especially
> now that the install script offers preselections.

If your using profiles, you're supposed to skip the '[S]elect' step.  This
is very clearly indicated and well documented

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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>


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