From b2379549b82fd5dd63564778932fd8de5c96a935 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Heath Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 01:49:08 +0000 Subject: * 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. --- dselect/dselect.8 | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'dselect') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3