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| From | Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained? |
| Date | 2016-12-26 20:50 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <sSJrs-us-9@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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On 12/26/2016 1:37 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Monday 26 December 2016 12:21:15 Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 12/26/2016 4:12 AM, Brad Rogers wrote:
>>> On Mon, 26 Dec 2016 01:47:25 -0600
>>> Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Richard,
>>>
>>> {hopefully with a clearer head and a more stable connection...}
>>>
>>>> I wonder if it had specific implications "once upon a time" and
>>>> now means nothing more than the empty box i.e "Not installed".
>>>
>>> It means /exactly/ what the help display says. It's a *new* package in
>>> the repo. Even though you installed from DVD, the standard install
>>> process goes online to fetch updated packages. When the install
>>> finishes, you will already have that online repo added to your
>>> sources.list file. If you don't want to use that repo, simply disable
>>> it in Synaptic.
>>
>> Yes, BUT <chuckle;>
>> The reason I do my installs from DVDs is that I have limited
>> bandwidth.
>> The machine in question physically has NO internet connectivity
>> at all.
>> If it is significant, the DVD set is 8.6.0 .
>
> If it has NO internet connectivity at all, how does it know whether there are
> any updates?
*THAT* is my question.
The imfamous test machine has NEVER been connected to the internet.
The only repository it has ever seen is DVD 1 of 13 of Debian
8.6.0 ;!
> Or are you using a new DVD set, and it is saying that there are
> new packages on this DVD set from the DVD set you used to do the
> installation?
Same old DVD.
>
> Whatever repositories you use, they now have in at least one uninstalled
> package that was not there before. Even allowing for the pond, I can't see
> why "new uninstalled" is difficult to understand. :-/
>
> Lisi
>
> Lisi
>
>
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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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