Does apt replace dselect?

1998-12-21 Thread Mark Phillips
Hi, I was under the impression that apt would replace dselect and provide a more user friendly package manager. But so far I've just heard about apt-get which sounds like just a script for installing debian packages directly from the net. Could someone enlighten me on the true role and status

Re: Does apt replace dselect?

1998-12-21 Thread Mitch Blevins
Mark Phillips wrote: Hi, I was under the impression that apt would replace dselect and provide a more user friendly package manager. But so far I've just heard about apt-get which sounds like just a script for installing debian packages directly from the net. Could someone enlighten me on

Re: Does apt replace dselect?

1998-12-21 Thread Havoc Pennington
On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: Mark Phillips wrote: Hi, I was under the impression that apt would replace dselect and provide a more user friendly package manager. But so far I've just heard about apt-get which sounds like just a script for installing debian packages

Re: Does apt replace dselect?

1998-12-21 Thread Mitch Blevins
Havoc Pennington wrote: [snip] If I can add to the plug: I need an icon for the program, an icon for Replaces in the package tree view, and someone to package the program once all its dependencies are packaged. If anyone doesn't have enough to do. :-) I would love to package this as soon

Re: Does apt replace dselect?

1998-12-21 Thread Havoc Pennington
On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: I would love to package this as soon as dependencies are packaged. When do you suppose that will be? (I'll be on vacation from 12/23-1/3) Hey, great! I don't really know - I think Jim is working on the Gnome stuff (it's a huge job), I don't know

Re: Does apt replace dselect?

1998-12-21 Thread Peter Berlau
On Mon, Dec 21, 1998 at 12:52:06PM +1030, Mark Phillips wrote: Hi, Hi, I really don't know if apt will replace dsecelect, apt has(afaik) no user-interface like dselect. ||/ NameVersionDescription +++-===-==-=== ii apt