Re: apt-get dselect-upgrade
On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 09:31:07PM +0100, Sam Halliday wrote:
> David Fokkema wrote:
> > Sam Halliday wrote:
> > > hi there,
> > >
> > > when i first installed debian i tried to bring over my list of packages
> > > using`dpkg --set-selections`, but i ended up just using aptitude and
> > > starting afresh.
> > >
> > > but i recently ran `apt-get dselect-upgrade` and it seems to have a memory
> > > of all apps i originally wanted to pull over... is there any way i can clear
> > > that list, as i would like to be able to use `apt-get dselect-upgrade` for
> > > other reasons (namely a script to purge all uninstalled apps)
> >
> > What is the output of
> > dpkg --get-selections
>
> it then prints out what i have installed on the system and nothing else, the
> problem is not with the output of this program, it is that when i type `apt-get
> dselect-upgrade` it seems to have a memory of a different list and tries to grab
> the packages. essentially i would like to synchronise the TODO list with the
> list that is currently installed on my system.
>
> > I'm wondering whether you can distinguish between 'install'ed packages
> > and something like 'to be installed'. I honestly do not know. But if the
> > output gives you differences, you could run sed on it and change 'to be
> > installed' to 'purge' and you'd be set, I think.
>
> yeah... that would work if `dpkg --get-selections` was showing that kind of
> information... but its not.
Hmm.. That's too bad. And what about `dpkg -l'? Does that give you
anything other than `ii' flags (Desired: Installed / Status: Installed)?
Maybe that shows something like `in'? (Desired: Installed / Status: Not
installed). Although I wouldn't quite know what to do with that.
David
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