On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 10:46:02PM -0600, jh wrote: > Hi. If I just want to install 1 program from dselect, would I want to go > through and put an = sign by the programs that are currently installed so > it doesn't have to go through all the files when installing? I hope this > question makes sense. You *could* do that. But, it would be easier to use apt-get. For instance:
$ apt-get update # Get the latest package listing $ apt-get -s install bind # Tell me what would be done if # installing bind $ apt-get install bind # Actually install/upgrade package -- +----------------------------------------------------+ | Eric G. Miller egm2@jps.net | | GnuPG public key: http://www.jps.net/egm2/gpg.asc | +----------------------------------------------------+