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1 perry 1 DSELECT
2 !!!DSELECT
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 OPTIONS
7 BUGS
8 SEE ALSO
9 AUTHORS
10 ----
11 !!NAME
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14 dselect - console Debian package handling frontend
15 !!SYNOPSIS
16
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18 __dselect__ [[--admindir
19 ____]
20 !!DESCRIPTION
21
22
23 __dselect__ is the primary user interface for installing,
24 removing and managing Debian GNU/Linux packages. It is an
25 front-end to __dpkg(8).__ Normally __dselect__ is
26 invoked without parameters, but some commandline parameters
27 are still available.
28
29
30 The usage of __dselect__ is pretty self-explanatory, and
31 an internal help-system is included, which describes the
32 keystrokes and some general concepts. ''Read the
33 help.''
34
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36 __ACTIONS__
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39 __Access__
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42 Chooses an access `method' to use to find package
43 repository. By default, there exist several methods such as
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46 __Update__
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49 Updates list of packages available to dpkg/dselect with data
50 from the chosen repository Packages file(s).
51
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53 __Select__
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56 Selects individual packages to install.
57
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59 __Install__
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62 Installs selected packages.
63
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65 __Config__
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68 Configures any previously not configured
69 packages.
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72 __Remove__
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75 Removes or purges deselected packages.
76
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78 __Quit__
79
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81 Exit dselect (successfully).
82 !!OPTIONS
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85 All options can be specified both on the commandline and in
86 the __dselect__ configuration file
87 ''/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg''. Each line in the configuration
88 file is either an option (exactly the same as the
89 commandline option but without leading dashes) or a comment
90 (if it starts with a __#__).
91
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93 __--admindir __
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96 Changes the directory where the dpkg `status', `available'
97 and similar files are located. This defaults to
98 ''/var/lib/dpkg'' and normally there shouldn't be any
99 need to change it.
100
101
102 __--debug __
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105 Turn on debugging. Debugging information is sent to
106 ''''
107
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109 __--expert__
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112 Turns on expert mode, i.e. doesn't display possibly annoying
113 help messages.
114
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116 __--help__
117
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119 Print a brief help text and exit successfully.
120
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122 __--licence | --license__
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125 Displays the dselect copyright and license information and
126 exits successfully.
127
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129 __--version__
130
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132 Print version information and exit
133 successfully.
134 !!BUGS
135
136
137 The __dselect__ package selection interface is confusing
138 or even alarming to a new user.
139
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141 __dselect__ doesn't handle Recommends: field very well,
142 and doesn't understand Replaces: at all.
143
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145 There is no easy way to automatically download and install
146 packages via anonymous FTP with default access methods (APT
147 does this).
148 !!SEE ALSO
149
150
151 dpkg(8), deb(5).
152 !!AUTHORS
153
154
155 __dselect__ was written by Ian Jackson
156 (ijackson@gnu.ai.mit.edu). Full list of contributors may be
157 found in `dselect --license'.
158 This manual page was written by Juho Vuori
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