Re: Odd dselect/apt/slink behavior?

[Torsten Hilbrich <Torsten.Hilbrich@gmx.net>]

On: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 14:28:38 -0500 (CDT) Pete Harlan writes:
> 
> Hi,
> I upgraded from bo to hamm (via cheapbytes's fixed cd_autoup.sh) and
> then to slink, installed 'apt', selected it as my dselect method,
> and now almost all of my regular packages are in the
> "Obsolete/local" category.
> 
> I've seen this other times I've done this, and switching back to the
> "ftp" method makes everything go back to normal.  What's wrong?  In
> addition to most packages being mis-categorized, there are many
> missing (e.g., emacs of any flavor, and elm).

Probably the dselect database are not updated by apt-get.  Try the apt
select method in dselect and do an update (using the apt method).  Are
the packages still shown as obsolete?

	Torsten