Re: what's the use of dselect

["Benedict Verheyen" <linux4bene@pandora.be>]

Chris wrote:
>> For the common daily use, apt-get and aptitude seem to do the job.
>> The only situation i can think of where you'll need dselect is
>> after a dpkg --set-selections < myselection.
>
> For this situation, you can use to any of:
> 1."apt-get dselect-upgrade"
> 2."dselect install"
> 3."aptitude install"

>> is there a similar command in aptitude for
>> "apt-get dselect-upgrade"?"
> there is --> 3

So, you mean that with "aptitude install" you'll get the same effect
as "apt-get dselect-upgrade" after a "dpkg --set-selections <
myselection"
That would be cool. Have you tested this?

Regards,
Benedict