Quoting Mike Viau on 2010-04-05 17:14:42: > Thanks for the tip. I noticed ~p works with all but the essential > priority for some reason. 'Essential' isn't a priority, per Policy 2.5 [1] Rather, Essential is a control file field; Policy 3.8 [2] and 5.6.9 [3]. To select Essential packages, use the search term '~E' [4]. DOC=/usr/share/doc/ #because these paths are long [1] $DOC/debian-policy/policy.html/ch-archive.html#s-priorities [2] $DOC/debian-policy/policy.html/ch-binary.html#s3.8 [3] $DOC/debian-policy/policy.html/ch-controlfields.html#s-f-Essential [4] $DOC/aptitude/README lines 2902-2904 -- _ Brian Ryans 8B2A 54C4 E275 8CFD 8A7D 5D0B 0AD0 B014 C112 13D0 . ( ) ICQ UIN: 43190205 | Mail/MSN/Jabber: BrianLRyans@gmail.com ..: X ASCII Ribbon Campaign Against HTML mail and v-cards: asciiribbon.org / \ Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced
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