Hi. This isn't a silly question at all. For a long time I would use dselect to just update the list of available packages, then I have to view them just to get back out to the prompt to "update".
However, this will do the same: apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade The first updates the list of available packages from the archives in your /etc/apt/sources.list, the second will upgrade the installed packages to their latest version. Using dselect did give me a couple of good things, though. Right at the top of the package list are the "New" ones, to browse through just in case I decide to try something new. But I also run "unstable", so there are often new things to try. YMMV, Curt- -- September 11th, 2001 The proudest day for gun control and central planning advocates in American history -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]