Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread Chris Russell
Is there any way to add a single package using dselect without updating the Packages file. All I want to do is add the man-db and netstd packages to the base system. Seems like the deselect is overkill and dpkg is underkill. ?Why wouldnt these packages be part of the base ==The reason I

Re: Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread Gergely Madarasz
On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Chris Russell wrote: Is there any way to add a single package using dselect without updating the Packages file. All I want to do is add the man-db and netstd packages to the base system. Seems like the deselect is overkill and dpkg is underkill. apt is for you then.

Re: Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread Alex Kwan
Hi! I want to know and learn more about the apt-get, where are the resources? Alex On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Chris Russell wrote: Is there any way to add a single package using dselect without updating the Packages file. All I want to do is add the man-db and netstd packages to the base

Re: Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread David Wright
On Wed, 22 Jul 1998, Chris Russell wrote: Is there any way to add a single package using dselect without updating the Packages file. All I want to do is add the man-db and netstd packages to the base system. Seems like the deselect is overkill and dpkg is underkill. ?Why wouldnt these

Re: Installing a single package using dselect.

1998-07-22 Thread Gergely Madarasz
On Thu, 23 Jul 1998, Alex Kwan wrote: I want to know and learn more about the apt-get, where are the resources? The apt package can be found in slink. -- Madarasz Gergely [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's practically impossible to look at a penguin and feel