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

From	Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: [Partial Resolution] Re: Synaptic icons - where defined/explained?
Date	2016-12-28 04:20 +0100
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On Wednesday 28 December 2016 02:40:33 Richard Owlett wrote:
> 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 My test bed laptop has been replaced by a new (to me ;) laptop.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.

False conclusion.  Your case is far too special and corner for the software to 
be designed for it - and in your case it means:  not in the original DVD, 
which could in fact feasibly be useful information. ;-)

When one uses the internet, aptitude reports on how many new packages.

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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