Peter Jay Salzman([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > begin: Hereward Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quote > > once upon a time Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > > > > > problem: two systems with the same sources.list don't know about the > > > same > > > available packages. > > > > have you tried running the update selection from dselect. I think the > > problem is that dpkg only lists the files from the package list when > > updated via dselect. Or alternativly you could use "apt-cache search > > <filename>" which would use the apt package list. > > Hereward > hereward, > > thanks for the reply. so dselect and apt contain different views of what > packages are on the system? > > just tried it -- i think you're right. imho, this goes beyond inelegance, > and borders on a bug that needs to be fixed. it's unthinkable that there are > two databases of available packages which are out of sync everytime we choose > apt over dselect or dselect over apt. > > seems like debian should strive to make apt and dselect front ends for the > same package management system. :( >
dselect update will update it's package list 'and' apt-get's list. Odd, but thats the was it works. So dselect update is the one to do. That messed me up as well, until I was informed of it. One of the many pluses of this list. -- A printer consists of three main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light. _______________________________________________________