> Adrian Bridgett wrote: > > Let's compare like with like. To install a program on windows you double > > click it and then keep clicking on next. To install a program on Debian you > > type "dpkg -i filename". Dselect is not the installer, it is the package > > selection tool. It shows you a list of program which you have access to and > > can install. > > Adrian, > Thanks for the clarification. That's nice to know the specific command > for dpkg install. Does that also work out dependencies, or is that a > function of dselect once a package has been selected from its list?
Well, let's try: rulcmc:/# dpkg -r libc5 dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of libc5: biff depends on libc5 (>= 5.4.7-7). v1 depends on libc5 (>= 5.4.0-0). seyon depends on libc5; however: Package libc5 is to be removed. [.. some hundred more lines..] cern-httpd depends on libc5. xpaint depends on libc5 (>= 5.4.0-0). dpkg: error processing libc5 (--remove): dependency problems - not removing Errors were encountered while processing: libc5 Seems it does dependancies. Type dpkg --help for more info. It's got a lot of options, and it's about the only programme I use daily/weekly, and many with me. I only use dselect when I want to upgrade my whole system (any time now). -- joost witteveen, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Potentially offensive files, part 5: /dev/random. `head -c 4 /dev/random` may print 4-letter words (once every approx 4e8 tries). -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .