Re: aptitude : how to merge the "new packages" directory

From: Guillaume TESSIER (gtessier_at_fusemail.com)
Date: 07/30/05

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To: Bryan Donlan <bdonlan@gmail.com>

    Bryan Donlan wrote:

    >On 7/29/05, Guillaume TESSIER <gtessier@fusemail.com> wrote:
    >
    >
    >>Hello.
    >>
    >>I have a question about aptitude.
    >>I use to run debian testing sarge and stick to sarge when it got stable.
    >>
    >>I usually manage packages with aptitude.
    >>Of course their was a "new packages" directory as new packages were
    >>introduced on a regular basis to the debian repository.
    >>
    >>But now, since sarge is frozen, i don't understand why this directory is
    >>still there.
    >>I was just looking for a gnome package and couldn't find it. I know
    >>alphabet, so i just went : where is this package?
    >>It was neither in the installed and uninstalled directores but in the
    >>new packages directory.
    >>
    >>The directory isn't usefull to me anymore. i'd to merge it.
    >>
    >>There is this option "forget new packages"...
    >>
    >>
    >
    >New packages will remain in the new packages list until you select
    >"forget new packages". So hit `f' and it'll merge them for you.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    thanks Bryan. That's it.

    G 

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