Re: dselect oddities
On Fri, 15 May 1998, Steve Lamb wrote:
: On Fri, 15 May 1998 11:04:55 -0500 (CDT), Nathan E Norman wrote:
:
: >But isn't that the point of a packaging system? This way, bug-fixes,
: >security fixes, etc. are integrated into the system simply by running
: >dselect every now and then. deselect *does* present you with a list of
: >what it's going to update (or more correctly, updated packages).
:
: Right, and the person should *CHOOSE* which packages are to be updated.
: This automatatic unless otherwise specified path reaks of Microsoft.
<sigh>. When you go to the select screen, it tells you which packages
are updated. As Scott says, use the `=' key to mark the entire section
as `hold' if you desire.
: >If you want everything on hold, then place everything on hold :)
:
: That is not feesable for 2-300 packages.
I thought it was possible to choose `All Packages', and then hold, but I
see this isn't the case - you've got to do it a section at a time.
Sorry.
: >I'm not trying to be flippant, but you still haven't listed a specific
: >example of where the default behavior is wrong, so I'm not sure where
: >you're coming from.
:
: Yes, I have. Placing unstable directories into the path to keep up with
: current versions of applications while not having to worry about other things
: being updated. IE, having the *OPTION* to choose to upgrade, not to upgrade
: outright.
Hmm. In the first mail I saw from you, you said:
: Am I the only one who feels that dselect should not update
: packages unless explicitly told to?
I didn't see any explanation there. Sorry about that.
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