On 05-Mar-99 Jim Foltz wrote: > Hi, > > I use apt to keep up with slink. I used dselect/apt-method and selcted 2 > files > to purge. I then selected INSTALL from dselect and it proceeded to remove the > packages. I did not select any new packages to install, so I assumed that > INSTALL would simply report that there were 0 packages to install. Then I > could > select REMOVE is I so desired. > > Isn't it backwards to select INSTALL and have the result be to REMOVE > packages? >
If you use the apt method only the update, select, and install options do anything. The configure and remove are never touched. apt will remove packages in the way, then install new ones, and finally configure the whole lot.
