Re: dselect installing packages I didn't request

From: Matt Perry (matt_at_primefactor.com)
Date: 07/31/04

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    To: Florian Ernst <florian@uni-hd.de>
    
    

    On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Florian Ernst wrote:

    > On Fri, Jul 30, 2004 at 11:50:23AM -0700, Matt Perry wrote:
    > > Why does dselect want to install packages that I haven't requested? I'm
    > > not talking about dependencies. Here's how to replicate what I'm seeing.
    > > [...]
    > > Why is dselect wanting to install packages that I didn't request?
    >
    > AFAIK dselect installs packages of priority 'standard' or higher by
    > default, you'll need to explicitly deselect them.

    Thanks for the note Florian. That explains it.

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