[TAG] Re: debian upgadation

Sun Nov 27 18:09:02 MSK 2005

On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 12:32:13PM +0100, Karl-Heinz Herrmann wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:18:10 +0530
> "J.Bakshi" <hizibizi at spymac.com> wrote:
> > I am interested to know the know-how about how to keep a debian box
> > up-to-date  by updating it using net. Karl-Heinz has already made me
> > familiar about *apt-get* way to do this. I like to know more about
> > adding mirror/ changing from stable to testing etc. If I am not doing
> > any mistake there is an article on it by some of you in the form of
> > Linux gadget  . could any one kindly point out the particular issue of
> > that lg ? any more discussion on it is always WELCOME.
> 
> 
> I always forget the ncurses tool for configuring -- apt-setup ? Am on a
> SuSE right now and can't try... 

'dselect'. However, from the 'dselect' manpage:

``
BUGS
  The dselect package selection interface is confusing to some new
  users.  Reportedly, it even makes seasoned kernel developers cry.

  The documentation is lacking.

  There is no help option in the main menu.

  The visible list of available packages cannot be reduced.

  The built in access methods can no longer stand up to current quality
  standards.  Use the access method provided by apt, it is not only not
  broken, it is also much more flexible than the built in access
  methods.
''

:)

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