[aclug-L] Re: FW: Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, the "Joel 'Espy' Klecker" release

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Carl D Cravens
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 9:08 AM
> To: discussion@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [aclug-L] Re: FW: Debian GNU/Linux 2.2, the "Joel 'Espy'
> Klecker" release
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>
> On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Greg House wrote:
>
> > Um...what planet was the person that wrote THIS from? I've
> heard nothing but
> > nightmare stories about people trying to upgrade Debian. I
> think I could like
> > Debian if they've made dselect easier to deal with (maybe added
> some "typical
>
> My upgrades have been painless, except for apt uninstalling my
> telnet/telnetd packages.  It's dselect that bit me... I somehow convinced
> it that I'd marked *everything* to be uninstalled.  I thought I hadn't
> changed anything, exited, and it began uninstalling my core apps without a
> so much as a "do you mind?"  I was very, very displeased, because I can't
> even figure out how to mark everything for uninstall in one swoop if I
> wanted to.
>

Oh, that's easy. Move the highlight bar over the heading "All packages" or
"Up to date installed packages" and hit the "-" key.  Everything will be
marked to uninstall. The ability to mark complete sections for install /
uninstall / hold can be useful, though you are right it should have some
mechanism for confirmation.

--dwh

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