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Package: apt
Version: 0.5.24
Severity: wishlist
I think apt-get should have a command 'hold' that does all the work of
outputting, editting and re-reinputting. ie a command that does the work
of dpkg --get-selections > selections; vi selections; dpkg
--set-selections < selections.
Thanks
Hansel Dunlop
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On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, Hansel Dunlop wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.5.24
> Severity: wishlist
>
> I think apt-get should have a command 'hold' that does all the work of
> outputting, editting and re-reinputting. ie a command that does the work
> of dpkg --get-selections > selections; vi selections; dpkg
> --set-selections < selections.
echo pkg hold | dpkg --set-selections