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Re: How do I clear out a list



On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 02:32:23PM -0400, Brian Schramm wrote:
> I did a apt-get update.  Acually I followed the instructions on
> www.progeny.com web site.  For your instructions, would that install them
> or remove them?  

It should reinstall all packages with a ximian version, replacing
them with debian versions (or whatever you put in sources.list).

> > > My problem is that the ximian files are still listed in my dselect list
> > > even though I have taken the site out of my sources.list file.  How do I
> > > get rid of them so I can install the ones from progeny and debian sites?
> > 
> > Have you run update from dselect?  If so, then they are probably still
> > listed in dselect, because the packages from ximian are still installed
> > on your system.  The versions of these packages in the debian archive
> > are lower I guess, so they are not upgraded.
> > 
> > You can try typing this into a root shell:

     dselect update

> >  for pkg in $( COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l "*" | awk '/^ii.*ximian/ {print $2}' )
> >  do
> >    apt-get --reinstall install $pkg
> >  done
> > 
> > Try:
> > 
> >  COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l "*" | grep ximian
> >  
> > to see if that fixed it.
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > 
> > Joost
> > 
> 



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