Bug#184618: dselect: configuration of "Do you want to erase any previously downloaded .deb files? [Y/n]"

To: "'J G Miller'" <miller@yoyo.ORG>, <184618@bugs.debian.org>
Cc: <control@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Bug#184618: dselect: configuration of "Do you want to erase any previously downloaded .deb files? [Y/n]"
From: "Adam Conrad" <adconrad@0c3.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:50:28 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 073a01c2e991$6a8b29b0$92396395@0c3.net>
Reply-to: "Adam Conrad" <adconrad@0c3.net>, 184618@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <[🔎] E18tXLr-0002TD-00@wolverine.wsl.COM>

reassign 184618 apt
thanks

> -----Original Message-----
> From: J G Miller [mailto:miller@yoyo.ORG] 
> 
> Package: dselect

/usr/lib/dpkg/methods/apt/install is a part of apt, not dselect.

> It should be possible to change the default behavior of
> 
> "Do you want to erase any previously downloaded .deb files? [Y/n]"

Check the apt.conf(5) manpage, specifically, the "APT IN DSELECT" section.

... Adam Conrad

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