> I have a stupid question... Working with dpkg this weekend I found that dpkg > will show you the package info for the .deb file you are installing (or are > fixing to install) - if this information is stored in the .deb file itself, > why do you need a Packages file?
dselect need it for showing you a list of available packages. It would take a long time reconstructing this from the .deb's on the cd everytime you want to take a look, and hopeless with ftp sites.
