GYULAI Mihaly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: GM> I tried to use an 'apt-get install netstd' command, but received GM> many error messages about other packages that were selected before, GM> with 'dselect'. (these packages are mainly Python-related). GM> GM> The error messages are about unconfigured packages. GM> GM> Questions: GM> 1. How can I avoid these unconfigured packages if I want to install GM> just another program?
APT insists on having a consistent world view. 'apt-get install -f' will try to repair the world to match APT's sense of correctness. You can also skip APT, download packages yourself, and install them using dpkg directly. GM> 2. How can I configure those unconfigured packages? 'dpkg --configure <packagename>' or 'dpkg --configure --pending' should do the trick, as would the [C]onfigure option from dselect. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mit.edu/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell
