On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 12:02:49PM +0100, Mark McRitchie wrote: } Hi, } } > By saving the output of } > } > dpkg --get-selections } > } > and feeding it to } > } > dpkg --set-selections } > } > and running } > } > apt-get dselect-upgrade } } How does that handle a package which has its selection set to "hold"?
It merely sets the state to hold without installing it. I recommend taking the results of dpkg --get-selections and making another version with all hold lines set to install. Then dpkg-repack all packages you are holding, unless you can find the original .debs (dpkg-repack has some issues with config files -- see the man page for details). Save the .debs for the held packages along with the two versions of the selections list. Incidentally, I recommend using dpkg --get-selections \* so that you get the state of *all* packages (including those you have removed or purged). Otherwise your system will be a union of whatever was installed and what you want. } Regards, } Mark. --Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
