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authorAdam Heath <doogie@debian.org>2003-09-14 01:49:08 +0000
committerAdam Heath <doogie@debian.org>2003-09-14 01:49:08 +0000
commitb2379549b82fd5dd63564778932fd8de5c96a935 (patch)
tree9bba33eede566b332dce0d7a1da845610813f89b /dselect
parent842f828dd9ca788ac123a68ccaabf512d5e82e36 (diff)
downloaddpkg-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.
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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.