On 2011-03-09 20:24 +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2011-03-09 19:59 +0100, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > >> I wondered what is the difference between >> >> a) dpkg --get-selections "*" > mylist.txt >> and >> b) dpkg --get-selections > mylist.txt > > This is mentioned in the dpkg manpage: > > ,---- > | --get-selections [package-name-pattern...] > | Get list of package selections, and write it to stdout. Without a > | pattern, non-installed packages (i.e. those which have been > | previously purged) will not be shown. > `---- > >> I get different results, but the asterix is a joker, and the results should >> be >> the same. The manual did not mention the asterix, and I suppose (as many >> sites >> told using the asterix), option a) is orphaned. > > No, it's not. But since dpkg (as of version 1.15.4) no longer records > purged packages that are not marked for installation in the status file, > a) and b) will usually give the same results, AIUI.
That is, unless you _have_ marked currently purged packages for installation, e.g. by selecting them in dselect or with "dpkg --set-selections". >> Am I correct? > > I also get a difference. Version a) lists several additional packages > as "to be installed", some of which no longer exist. I wonder why > (maybe I have used inadvertently used dselect(1) as root?). After marking these packages for purge with "dpkg --set-selections", there is no difference between a) and b) for me. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87d3m0gk47....@turtle.gmx.de
