Re: apt-get dselect upgrade problems

[joost@topaz.mdcc.cx (Joost Kooij)]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 12:27:54PM -0400, John Covici wrote:
> Also, note the apt-cache dump is much smaller than the available file
> in /var/lib/dpkg .

This is one of the many things that libapt does better than the dpkg
and dselect alternatives.  However, dpkg and dselect are still standard
debian package management tools.  When apt-get also operates on the package
management system, it should try to keep defined dpkg and dselect
functionality consistent.

Cheers,


Joost