dselect
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| Author | Content |
|---|---|
| cyber_rigger Mar 22, 2007 9:38 AM EDT |
Try dselect to reinstall synaptic. Type dselect as root with command line. |
| Bob_Robertson Mar 22, 2007 11:55 AM EDT |
I've used dselect since Debian .92, in fact I used it this morning. I've tried tasksel, which I dumped because it wouldn't let me choose _which_ desktop to install. I like granularity of control. I will sometimes run "apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade" in a relatively stable system, because just "upgrade" will not erase anything. No conflicting packages are erased, and any packages that conflict with the installed packages will be left "unupgraded". dselect is the same as running "apt-get dist-upgrade", since conflicted packages will in fact be deleted. That is what happened in the original article. But using both dselect and apt-get, apt prompts and says, "The following packages will be REMOVED, y/n?" first, so there is no excuse, just someone who didn't pay attention. |
| jimf Mar 22, 2007 11:59 AM EDT |
@Bob Synaptic gives you the same warnings. |
| Sander_Marechal Mar 22, 2007 4:31 PM EDT |
Quoting:I've tried tasksel, which I dumped because it wouldn't let me choose _which_ desktop to install. I like granularity of control. tasksel knows about kde-dektop as well, but it's hidden by default. There's a CLI option to make it available, not to mention special Debian Installer ISO's for KDE. |
| dcparris Mar 22, 2007 5:00 PM EDT |
Sander, you should (re-)read my article on the Debian installer. I covered how to install KDE during installation. |
| Sander_Marechal Mar 22, 2007 5:06 PM EDT |
Perhaps I should. I kinda skimmed over it instead of actually reading it after doing ~5 etch installs in <24 hours |
| dcparris Mar 22, 2007 5:14 PM EDT |
I managed to teach my teachers something they didn't know with that article. :-) /me head swells... |
| jimf Mar 22, 2007 5:29 PM EDT |
/me gives Don a congratulatory pat on the back, then applies hat pin to release hot air :D |
| dcparris Mar 22, 2007 5:31 PM EDT |
:D |
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