On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Scott Stanley wrote: > Oddly enough, I have never looked at lprng before, so there is no way it > found it on my system. When I complete the install process, it still > says I want to install it, but that it isn't installed. It is almost as > if dselect does not recognize that I want to install the package, so it > does not hunt for it on the FTP site. > > > Scott Stanley wrote: > > > > > > I was just trying to download and install the lprng package from stable > > > using dselect 1.4.0.7 with the ftp Access method. Basically, I went into > > > Select, and selected the package lprng (I got the dependencies window > > > saying lprng recommended magicfilter, but I did not select magicfilter). > > > > > > The select menu item for lprng looks like; > > > > > > _* Opt net lprng <none> 2.4.2-1 lpr/lpd printer spooling > > > > > > When I exit (pressing Enter) and Install, I get > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Processing status file... > > > > > > Processing Package files... > > > stable... > > > contrib... > > > non-free... > > > > > > Constructing list of files to get... > > > > > > Approximate total space required: 0k > > > Available space in ../../../../../dosc/Debian/1.2: 235632k > > > Nothing to get. > > > Processing downloaded files...(for corrupt/old/partial) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >
(I'm the person who suggested running update in dselect.) I couldn't find lprng at ftp.mcc.ac.uk so I went to ftp.debian.org and it wasn't there either, except in bo. So it's a mystery to me whence came "Opt net lprng <none> 2.4.2-1", but no surprise that dselect couldn't download it. -- David Wright, Open University, Earth Science Department, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA U.K. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +44 1908 653 739 fax: +44 1908 655 151
