Re: dselect with multiple Packages lists
On Tue, 30 Jan 1996, Nick Busigin wrote:
> HIOS Pri Section Package Description
> *** Opt comm uucp Unix to Unix Copy Program
...
> Now my question is this: Should I press the '-' key on this one so that
> dselect doesn't try to install this when I choose the [I]nstall option
> from dselect's main screen? (What I want to do is install another package
> that is currently not installed). Or should I press the 'H' key so that
> it is placed on hold and not processed in this session of dselect?
> What I do *not* want to happen is to have my config files over-written,
> or the package re-installed.
Just leave it as ***, debian will skip what is already installed; if you try
to do an ftp install later, it will probably download later versions of
lots of stuff, but if the versions match, nothing happens.
> Another question: When I choose the [A]ccess option and select my
> CD-ROM drive everything seems o.k.. Then when I try to choose the
> [U]pdate option, I get the following error messages:
>
> > mount: you must specify a filesystem type for /dev/sbpcd0
> >
> > update available list script returned error exit status 1.
> > Press RETURN to continue.
>
> Oddly enough, prior to running the [U]pdate option, I had my CD-ROM drive
> mounted as shown below:
>
> # mount
> /dev/sda3 on / type ext2 (rw)
> /proc on /proc type proc (rw)
> /dev/sbpcd0 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
>
The dselect script mounts the drive for you. When you select [A]ccess
select "hardrive" and give the path to it _if_ it is already mounted.
If you try to mount it and it's already mounted, then dselect will cause it
to become unmounted.
>
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