Bug#175236: dpkg: man page should suggest how to install selected packages
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.9.21
Severity: normal
The dpkg man page section on the --set-selections switch says some
other program is needed to actually install the selected packages. I
think it should give an example, such as the following:
--- main/dpkg.8-orig Fri Jan 3 15:57:26 2003
+++ main/dpkg.8 Fri Jan 3 15:58:51 2003
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@
set the selection state on the requested packages. You will need some
other application to actually download and install the requested
packages.
+For example, run \fBdselect\fP and choose "Install".
Ordinarily, you will find that \fBdselect\fP(8) provides a more
convenient way to modify the package selection states.
-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux vanzandt-pc 2.4.18 #10 Thu Oct 3 07:41:18 EDT 2002 i686 unknown
Versions of the packages dpkg depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.5-11.1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii libncurses5 5.2.20020112a- Shared libraries for terminal handling
ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-7 The GNU stdc++ library
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