On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 06:41:33PM -0400, David Z Maze wrote:
> Thomas Gies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Why does dselect update packages from unstable even if I put
> >
> > APT::Default-Release "testing";
> >
> > in my apt.conf?
>
> Because dselect isn't terribly cognizant of APT; dselect was written
> first, and doesn't really understand why one would have multiple
> available versions of the same package, so it just picks the newest
> one ("unstable"). If you're looking for a CUI dpkg frontend that
> understands more of what APT is up to, you might look at aptitude.
>
> --
> David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/
> "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal."
> -- Abra Mitchell
>
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> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]I think I found it. When I added the unstable sources, dselect contained two gnumerics. I accidentaly installed the version, that is only available in unstable. Perhaps the best solution is to remove the unstable sources after installing the desired packages. Thomas -- Die Welt ist kunterbunt, mein Arsch wiegt 180 Pfund. - Hans Peter Gies, 1989
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