On Wednesday 28 December 2016 02:40:33 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/27/2016 4:42 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Tuesday 27 December 2016 22:34:35 Richard Owlett wrote: > >> On 12/27/2016 12:55 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>> On 12/27/2016 8:40 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>>> [snip] > >>>> I can't give any info from the particular box in use at the start > >>>> of this thread. It has developed some strange, apparently hardware > >>>> related, that prevents me from doing a clean Debian install using > >>>> my normal preseed.cfg . It no longer has a functional Debian. > >>>> > >>>> However I have another box displaying the same symptoms. But I do > >>>> not know from how many DVDs of Debian 8.6.0 packages were > >>>> installed. > >>>> > >>>> When running aptitude it reports: > >>>> <begin quote> > >>>> aptitude 0.6.11 > >>>> --- Installed Packages (869) > >>>> --- Not Installed Packages (41553) > >>>> --- Virtual Packages (5124) > >>>> --- Tasks (216) > >>>> </end quote> > >>>> > >>>> Synaptic shows >> 200 packages with the star in box icon. > >>>> > >>>> [snip] > >> > >> At least some of my problems were related to not quite failed > >> hardware. > >> My test bed laptop has been replaced by a new (to me ;) laptop. > >> An install using DVD #1 only and my custom preseed went smoothly. > >> There no "star in box icons" showing in Synaptic at this time. > > > > Try adding another of the DVDs into the repository list and see whether > > the stars appear - and let us know! > > The more DVDs scanned -> the more "star in box icons". > > After having scanned the first 6 DVDs, aptitude reports: > > --- New Packages (11291) > --- Installed Packages (870) > --- Not Installed Packages (6892) > --- Virtual Packages (2382) > --- Tasks (214) > > CONCLUSION - "star in box icons" meaningless.
False conclusion. Your case is far too special and corner for the software to be designed for it - and in your case it means: not in the original DVD, which could in fact feasibly be useful information. ;-) When one uses the internet, aptitude reports on how many new packages. Lisi
