Re: Unpacking ad infinitum

[Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be>]

On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Previously Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > I tried removing doc-linux-text and doc-linux-html first, but that doesn't
> > help. 100% reproducible:
> 
> Looks like a bug in apt..  Could you check what happens if you put those
> two packages on hold in dselect?

How do I do that?

Besides, I'm afraid that won't help. If I try to install anything using
dselect instead of plain apt, it wants to upgrade to the `new' Perl and remove
lots of stuff.

Greetings,

						Geert

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Geert Uytterhoeven                     Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
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Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium