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author | Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org> | 2003-09-14 01:49:08 +0000 |
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committer | Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org> | 2003-09-14 01:49:08 +0000 |
commit | b2379549b82fd5dd63564778932fd8de5c96a935 (patch) | |
tree | 9bba33eede566b332dce0d7a1da845610813f89b /dselect | |
parent | 842f828dd9ca788ac123a68ccaabf512d5e82e36 (diff) | |
download | dpkg-b2379549b82fd5dd63564778932fd8de5c96a935.tar.gz |
* scripts/update-alternatives.8: Add --config to action section, and add
as EXAMPLES section.
* scripts/install-info.pl: install-info --version and --help now display
on stdout.
* main/dpkg{,-query}.8: Mention what -S will not find.
* main/dpkg.8: Mention that downgrading a package can have serious
consequences.
* scripts/dpkg-scanpackages.8: Include small note that other tools might
use the generated Packages file.
* scripts/dpkg-source.1: Fix some typos.
* dselect/dselect.8: dselect is not the only interface for installing
packages nowadays.
* utils/start-stop-daemon.8: Note that --nicelevel takes an argument.
* man/en/deb-control.8: Remove duplicate 'can'.
* scripts/dpkg-scansources.pl: Fix short description.
* main/dpkg.8: Move dpkg-query options to their own subsection, like
dpkg-deb.
* main/main.c, main/dpkg.8: Add --dry-run and --simulate as synonyms to
--no-act.
* scripts/dpkg-architecture.pl: Fix wrong reference to
DEB_BUILD_GNU_SYSTEM on --host
* man/en/deb-control.5: s/Usuaully/Usually/
* dselect/dselect.8: Removed reference in dselect(8) about recommends not
being handled well.
* scripts/dpkg-parsechangelog.pl: s/dpkg-source/dpkg-parsechangelog/ in
-h
* scripts/dpkg-source.1: Unhighlight "May be repeated multiple times."
* dpkg-deb/main.c: Make all actions in -h lower case.
* utils/start-stop-daemon.[c8]: Add -g|--group.
* main/dpkg.8: s/THANKS/THANKS.gz/
* main/dpkg.8: Mention running dselect, install after --set-selections.
* main/main.c: Remove disabled --command-fd from help.
Diffstat (limited to 'dselect')
-rw-r--r-- | dselect/dselect.8 | 7 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/dselect/dselect.8 b/dselect/dselect.8 index c721287b0..e96e4d8b9 100644 --- a/dselect/dselect.8 +++ b/dselect/dselect.8 @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ dselect \- Debian package management frontend [\-\-colour | \-\-color screenpart:[foreground],[background][:attr[+attr+..]]] .SH DESCRIPTION .B dselect -is the primary user interface for managing packages on a Debian system. -At the \fBdselect\fP main menu, the system administrator can: +is one of the primary user interfaces for managing packages on a Debian +system. At the \fBdselect\fP main menu, the system administrator can: \- Update the list of available package versions, \- View the status of installed and available packages, \- Alter package selections and manage dependencies, @@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ The package selection interface is confusing to some new users. Reportedly, it even makes seasoned kernel developers cry. .sp -.B dselect -doesn't handle Recommends: field very well. -.sp The documentation is lacking. .sp There is no help option in the main menu. |