[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: question on "dselect"



On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 10:16:00AM +0800, Terence Ng wrote:
> I did not select any package using "dselect".  But when I select
> "install" in "dselect", there is a bunch of packages requested to be
> installed.  Why?

dselect installs any 'Priority: standard' and higher packages that it
hasn't seen before by default. It may also be pulling in packages
mentioned in Recommends: that apt-get didn't spot.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



Reply to: