I've tried learning to use dselect in the past and have failed,
even after carefully reading what docs I could find.

My advice is to avoid dselect like the plague.


--- Paul Yeatman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi all.  I should maybe spend more time in the archives but just
> looking for quick responses.
> 
> I assume others running Etch noticed the large amount of updates
> today.
> 
> When I run
> 
>       apt-get update;apt-get -u dist-upgrade
> 
> I get a similar but different set of changes than if I use 'dselect'.
> 
> Just curious about this.  For instance, apt-get shows me
> 
>       245 upgraded, 36 newly installed, 36 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> 
> whereas dselect yields
> 
>       231 upgraded, 26 newly installed, 49 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
> 
> I'm sure there may be as many opinions as colors in the rainbow but
> can't help to wonder which is "better".
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paul
> 
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