On Sun, Jun 26, 2005 at 12:56:06PM +0200, Lech Karol Paw?aszek wrote: > echo $package $state | dpkg --set-selections > > where $package is a package name > and $state is a new state for a package (like 'hold', 'install', 'purge') Then it is still handy to know which packages are on hold at the moment. I don't seem to have any of those now, so I can't test it easily, but the following should give a list of packages that are not in the install state: dpkg --get-selections | grep -v install -- Maurits van Rees | http://maurits.vanrees.org/ [Dutch/Nederlands] Public GnuPG key: http://maurits.vanrees.org/var/gpgkey.asc "It can seem like you're doing just fine, but the creep's creeping into your mind." - Neal Morse
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