Debian/Ubuntu dselect question

[Stuart Biggerstaff]

Doesn't dselect just point to packages for another program to install?
If you are trying to bypass apt-get, wouldn't the script need to
download the package then install with dpkg? 


Stuart Biggerstaff
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Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 5:10 PM
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Subject: Debian/Ubuntu dselect question

I'm trying to automate the installation of a .deb package over the
network (without using apt-get).  The following command mostly works:
dselect install
http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/t/tcsh/tcsh_6.14.00-7_i38
6.deb

except that I keep getting prompted with the following question:

Do you want to erase any previously downloaded .deb files? [Y/n]

How can I supress that question so that it doesn't require human
intervention?

thanks

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