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BioTube
Posts: 7520 Joined: 2007-06-01 04:34
#1
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by BioTube » 2007-08-26 03:46
Selecting previously deselected package
Is it a typo that's supposed to be a reference to dselect? As it stands, it makes no sense.
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rickh
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#2
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by rickh » 2007-08-26 04:26
It only says that if you are adding a new package to your system.
Aptitude knows about all available packages, but the ones you haven't previously installed are "deselected."
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BioTube
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#3
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by BioTube » 2007-08-26 04:30
That logic seems shaky, but it makes sense if that line's there just for the sake of saying something.
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by llivv » 2007-08-26 23:33
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kink
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#5
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by kink » 2007-08-27 09:56
That sentence really doesn't add information for me. Not sure why it's there.
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#6
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by mzilikazi » 2007-08-27 19:27
Although I do understand what aptitude is saying I think it's a bit confusing too. Technically speaking 'deselect' is a verb not a noun so unless you changed a package from selected to deselected aptitude is wrong. It should say 'unselected' then it would make sense and be proper.
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