> Yes, it's still using dselect, but you can use it once. ;-) i can use dselect for most things ... i just prefer not to :-), i find dpkg causes me less pain.
> Yes, that is the S)elect function's default behavior. Just update > your package files, choose S)elect, press space to get out of that help > screen, and then smack return. It should throw you out to the main menu > and then if you I)nstall it'll only update files which you have > installed on your system. cool, thanks. > The only "gotcha" to the above might be if there is dependency > problems; in that case when you smack return it will toss you to one or > more screens to resolve dependencies instead of sending you out to the > main menu. yep, i can deal with that. > Sounds odd. But yes, updating your libraries probably couldn't hurt > (note I did say "probably" ;-). heh. well there's always room to make this stuff fun... thanks for the tips, adam. ------------------------ Internet Alaska ------------------------- 4050 Lake Otis Adam Shand (v) +1 907 562 4638 Anchorage, Alaska Systems Administrator (f) +1 907 562 1677 ----------------- http://larry.earthlight.co.nz ------------------ -- Beware! The Frog cometh. -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]