Re: [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained?

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 12/27/2016 4:42 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 December 2016 22:34:35 Richard Owlett wrote:
> > On 12/27/2016 12:55 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > On 12/27/2016 8:40 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > > [snip]
> > > > I can't give any info from the particular box in use at the start
> > > > of this thread. It has developed some strange, apparently hardware
> > > > related, that prevents me from doing a clean Debian install using
> > > > my normal preseed.cfg . It no longer has a functional Debian.
> > > >
> > > > However I have another box displaying the same symptoms. But I do
> > > > not know from how many DVDs of Debian 8.6.0 packages were
> > > > installed.
> > > >
> > > > When running aptitude it reports:
> > > > <begin quote>
> > > > aptitude 0.6.11
> > > > --- Installed Packages (869)
> > > > --- Not Installed Packages (41553)
> > > > --- Virtual Packages (5124)
> > > > --- Tasks (216)
> > > > </end quote>
> > > >
> > > > Synaptic shows >> 200 packages with the star in box icon.
> > > >
> > > > [snip]
> >
> > At least some of my problems were related to not quite failed
> > hardware.
> > My test bed laptop has been replaced by a new (to me ;) laptop.
> > An install using DVD #1 only and my custom preseed went smoothly.
> > There no "star in box icons" showing in Synaptic at this time.
>
> Try adding another of the DVDs into the repository list and see whether the
> stars appear - and let us know!

The more DVDs scanned -> the more "star in box icons".

After having scanned the first 6 DVDs, aptitude reports:

--- New Packages (11291)
--- Installed Packages (870)
--- Not Installed Packages (6892)
--- Virtual Packages (2382)
--- Tasks (214)

CONCLUSION - "star in box icons" meaningless.