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!!NAME |
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dselect - console Debian package handling frontend |
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!!SYNOPSIS |
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__dselect__ [[--admindir |
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!!DESCRIPTION |
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__dselect__ is the primary user interface for installing, |
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removing and managing Debian GNU/Linux packages. It is an |
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front-end to __dpkg(8).__ Normally __dselect__ is |
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invoked without parameters, but some commandline parameters |
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The usage of __dselect__ is pretty self-explanatory, and |
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an internal help-system is included, which describes the |
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keystrokes and some general concepts. ''Read the |
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help.'' |
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__ACTIONS__ |
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__Access__ |
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Chooses an access `method' to use to find package |
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repository. By default, there exist several methods such as |
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__Update__ |
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Updates list of packages available to dpkg/dselect with data |
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from the chosen repository Packages file(s). |
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__Select__ |
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Selects individual packages to install. |
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__Install__ |
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Installs selected packages. |
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__Config__ |
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Configures any previously not configured |
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__Remove__ |
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Removes or purges deselected packages. |
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__Quit__ |
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Exit dselect (successfully). |
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!!OPTIONS |
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All options can be specified both on the commandline and in |
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the __dselect__ configuration file |
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''/etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg''. Each line in the configuration |
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file is either an option (exactly the same as the |
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commandline option but without leading dashes) or a comment |
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(if it starts with a __#__). |
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__--admindir __ |
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Changes the directory where the dpkg `status', `available' |
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and similar files are located. This defaults to |
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''/var/lib/dpkg'' and normally there shouldn't be any |
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__--debug __ |
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Turn on debugging. Debugging information is sent to |
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__--expert__ |
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Turns on expert mode, i.e. doesn't display possibly annoying |
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help messages. |
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__--help__ |
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Print a brief help text and exit successfully. |
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__--licence | --license__ |
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Displays the dselect copyright and license information and |
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exits successfully. |
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__--version__ |
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Print version information and exit |
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successfully. |
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!!BUGS |
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The __dselect__ package selection interface is confusing |
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or even alarming to a new user. |
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__dselect__ doesn't handle Recommends: field very well, |
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and doesn't understand Replaces: at all. |
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There is no easy way to automatically download and install |
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packages via anonymous FTP with default access methods (APT |
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does this). |
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!!SEE ALSO |
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dpkg(8), deb(5). |
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!!AUTHORS |
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__dselect__ was written by Ian Jackson |
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(ijackson@gnu.ai.mit.edu). Full list of contributors may be |
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found in `dselect --license'. |
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This manual page was written by Juho Vuori |
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