On Tue, Mar 27, 2001 at 01:31:08AM +0200, Carel Fellinger wrote: > On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 02:22:15PM -0500, Bill White wrote: > ... > > Now, when I update, I frequently can't see packages with "dpkg -l", > > but I can install them. That is to say, if the package libmumble > > exists but is not installed, and I run "dpkg -l '*mumble*'" I used to > > get a line starting with "un". Now, dpkg tells me that nothing > > matches '*mumble*'. If, now, I run "apt-get install libmumble", the > > installation proceeds without any apparent problems. This doesn't > > Ha, bitten by this dselect/apt peculiarity too:) I find this confusing > too, dselect uses apt, you've done a "apt-get update" yet dselect > knows next to nothing. To make dselect aware of changes in the > packet files you'll need to use dselect's Update menu.
I never use dselect. I only use apt and dpkg. Or are dpkg and dselect essentially the same thing? If so, do I need to use dselect to update the available packages, or is there a dpkg version. -- Lex clavatoris designati rescindenda est. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Griggs Research Institute
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