On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 10:25:24PM -0800, S Yuval wrote: > I recently bought the Debian 3.0r1 7-CD set and am trying to upgrade some obsolete >packages. However, it turns out that if I ask apt to update its package database, >most packages I have on the CD-set become obsolete and can no longer be installed >conveniently through dselect. Since I cannot afford to spend nights downloading new >packages for my entire system, and I purchased the CDs to avoid having to do that, is >there any way to tell apt-get to update only the critically important packages like >glibc, libstdc++, ncurses, etc. and not the entire system?
have you tried aptitude? it is easier to manage and you can pick and choose what to install -- regards, sandip p deshmukh ------***-------- A yawn is a silent shout. -- G.K. Chesterton -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]