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Re: [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained?

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From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
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Subject Re: [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained?
Date Wed, 28 Dec 2016 03:50:01 +0100
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On 12/27/2016 4:42 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 December 2016 22:34:35 Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 12/27/2016 12:55 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>> On 12/27/2016 8:40 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>> [snip]
>>>> I can't give any info from the particular box in use at the start
>>>> of this thread. It has developed some strange, apparently hardware
>>>> related, that prevents me from doing a clean Debian install using
>>>> my normal preseed.cfg . It no longer has a functional Debian.
>>>>
>>>> However I have another box displaying the same symptoms. But I do
>>>> not know from how many DVDs of Debian 8.6.0 packages were
>>>> installed.
>>>>
>>>> When running aptitude it reports:
>>>> <begin quote>
>>>> aptitude 0.6.11
>>>> --- Installed Packages (869)
>>>> --- Not Installed Packages (41553)
>>>> --- Virtual Packages (5124)
>>>> --- Tasks (216)
>>>> </end quote>
>>>>
>>>> Synaptic shows >> 200 packages with the star in box icon.
>>>>
>>>> [snip]
>>
>> At least some of my problems were related to not quite failed
>> hardware.
>> My test bed laptop has been replaced by a new (to me ;) laptop.
>> An install using DVD #1 only and my custom preseed went smoothly.
>> There no "star in box icons" showing in Synaptic at this time.
>
> Try adding another of the DVDs into the repository list and see whether the
> stars appear - and let us know!
>

The more DVDs scanned -> the more "star in box icons".

After having scanned the first 6 DVDs, aptitude reports:

--- New Packages (11291)
--- Installed Packages (870)
--- Not Installed Packages (6892)
--- Virtual Packages (2382)
--- Tasks (214)

CONCLUSION - "star in box icons" meaningless.

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Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-25 21:30 +0100
  Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-12-25 23:00 +0100
  Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> - 2016-12-25 23:00 +0100
  Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-12-25 23:10 +0100
    Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-12-25 23:10 +0100
  Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-26 00:50 +0100
    Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-26 08:50 +0100
      Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-12-26 11:20 +0100
        Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-26 13:30 +0100
          Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-12-26 17:10 +0100
            Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-26 17:30 +0100
              Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-12-26 17:50 +0100
          Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-26 20:40 +0100
            Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-26 20:50 +0100
              Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> - 2016-12-26 21:10 +0100
                Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-26 21:20 +0100
                Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-27 00:30 +0100
                Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-12-27 05:00 +0100
                Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2016-12-27 06:30 +0100
                Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-27 15:50 +0100
                Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-27 20:00 +0100
                [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-27 23:40 +0100
                Re: [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-27 23:50 +0100
                Re: [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where  defined/explained? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-28 03:50 +0100
                Re: [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-28 04:20 +0100
          Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-12-26 21:00 +0100

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