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Package Management Tools

Using dselect

When dselect is executed, the first screen is the main menu which contains the

following seven options:

0.

[A]ccess Choose the access method to use.

1.

[U]pdate Update list of available packages, if possible.

2.

[S]elect Request which packages you want on your system.

3.

[I]nstall Install and upgrade wanted packages.

4.

[C]onfig Configure any packages that are unconfigured.

5.

[R]emove Remove unwanted software.

6.

[Q]uit Quit dselect.

These selections can be chosen by either using  

P and  

N ( indicates the control

key is pressed with the letter) to move up and down the list (up and down

arrows work as well) and pressing enter when the highlight bar is on the option

you wish to choose, or by pressing the key for the character found in square

brackets at the beginning of the option name.

0. [A]ccess

If no additional methods (like dpkg mountable) have been installed then se 

lecting [A]ccess will provide the six access methods: cdrom, nfs, hard disk,

mounted, floppy, and ftp. Each of these  methods  needs slightly different

information. The goal is to find the Packages file for the various pieces of the

distribution.

The top half of the screen, topped with the red title bar, shows the menu

items. The list can be traversed with the arrow keys and enter selects the item

under the highlight bar.

The bottom half of the screen is bounded by blue highlight bars. The top

bar names the access method currently highlighted. In between the bars is

descriptive help information about the highlighted selection. The bottom bar