Re: apt-get/dselect-problem
On 12/07/01 22:38 +0200, Martin Bretschneider wrote:
[...]
> Hm, I yust wanna update few debs day by day. If I understand it the right
> way, I can make an 'apt-get update' and then install my wanted deb with
> "apt-get [deb]. Right?
[...]
# apt-get install emacs20
will get emacs20 deb and required dependencies from where you've told
apt to look (in /etc/apt/sources.list) and install them all.
I also like to do an update regularly and see what's new (new packages
and new upgrades). Then choose which I want to install and upgrade.
I've used dselect, deity, and aptitude, and they're okay but I like to
feel a bit more in control of what is happening. So I wrote a script
(which I call wajig and make available at
http://edm.act.cmis.csiro.au/debian/wajig) that keeps track of changes
since I last did an update (the script simply captures some of the
tricks for managing packages I've observed over the years). I
regularly do something like:
# wajig update (just apt-get update)
[...]
# wajig new
Package Available
=======================-================
3dwm-geoclient 0.2.4-2
3dwm-server 0.2.4-2
3dwm-texclient 0.2.4-2
3dwm-vncclient 0.2.4-2
abbrowser 4:2.1.1-4
gphoto2 2.0beta1-4
gphoto2-dev 2.0beta1-4
jython 2.1-alpha1-1
jython-doc 2.1-alpha1-1
[...]
# wajig whatis jython
jython-doc 2.1-alpha1-1 (269.3k)
Jython documentation including API docs
jython 2.1-alpha1-1 (751.8k)
Python seamlessly integrated with Java
# wajig install jython
[...]
# wajig newupgrades
Package Available Installed
=======================-=======================-================
adduser 3.39 3.33
auctex 10.0g-3 10.0d-1
base-files 2.2.10 2.2.4
bonobo 1.0.7-1 0.37-5
cdrecord 4:1.10-1 3:1.9-1
debconf 0.9.77 0.9.31
emacs20 20.7-9 20.7-3
eperl 2.2.14-3 2.2.14-0.6
[...]
Regards,
Graham
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