Re: apt-get install - but I don't want other packages
GYULAI Mihaly <gyulai@linuxfan.com> writes:
GM> I tried to use an 'apt-get install netstd' command, but received
GM> many error messages about other packages that were selected before,
GM> with 'dselect'. (these packages are mainly Python-related).
GM>
GM> The error messages are about unconfigured packages.
GM>
GM> Questions:
GM> 1. How can I avoid these unconfigured packages if I want to install
GM> just another program?
APT insists on having a consistent world view. 'apt-get install -f'
will try to repair the world to match APT's sense of correctness. You
can also skip APT, download packages yourself, and install them using
dpkg directly.
GM> 2. How can I configure those unconfigured packages?
'dpkg --configure <packagename>' or 'dpkg --configure --pending'
should do the trick, as would the [C]onfigure option from dselect.
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