Re: dselect query
You will get this if you install a package and a later Packages.gz
doesn't contain that package. Several packages were deleted prior to
release because of release-critical bugs that weren't fixed.
If you remove them and the package is no longer available, you won't be
able to reinstall.
You may also get this message if you have installed any Debian
packages (such as self-created packages) which came from some source
other than those in /etc/apt/sources.list.
On Sat, Sep 23, 2000 at 11:30:01AM +0100, Debian User wrote:
> Hi,
>
> just upgraded my system from a mix of Test 1 and Test 3 to the full 2.2 release.
> Noticed that I now appear to have alot of "Obsolete/local Optional packages"
> now showing in dselect. According to the docs the best way to get rid of this
> (as these packages are the current versions) is to run apt-get [packages] or
> remove and reinstall them. apt-get doesn't seem to work, tells me that the
> most up to date version of installed (this error didn't supprise me). Anyone
> got a easier hack to do this via a script of something, or any ideas as to how
> I can sort this out.
>
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Bob Nielsen, N7XY nielsen@oz.net
Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen
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