Debian bug report logs - #1640
dselect conflict resolution is confusing

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From: Ian Jackson <iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Bug#1640: dselect conflict resolution is confusing

Raul Miller writes ("Bug#1640: dselect conflict resolution is confusing"):
> Package: dpkg
> Version: 1.0.3
> 
> When in "conflict resolution" in deselect, it's difficult to deselect
> the [old] conflicting package.  Ideally, you could just hit "-" to deselect
> some such old package, but there's no visible confirmation that this works.

If you look at the suggestions dselect makes about which packages it
thinks you might like to select you should see that the default action
is to deselect any package which conflicts with the one you've just
selected.

So, you can just hit Return - like it says on the intro help screen
that you got presented at the start of the conflict/dependency listing
- to accept dselect's suggestion.

> Furthermore, hitting RETURN (which I associate with "go down a level in
> the hierarchy") sometimes presents a more detailed conflict resolution
> mechanism and sometimes does not.

It will present another conflict/dependency resolution screen if your
selections on the first conflict/dependency screen still have
unresolved conflicts or dependencies.

Return means `accept these selections and go back up a level', not `go
down a level'.  I think this is better - I changed this recently; you
used to have to say `q' for `confirm changes and exit this list,
checking dependencies'.

> Furthermore, the select all packages option doesn't really select all
> packages (which is also confusing).

It does when I use it.  You have to use `D' followed by `Q' in the
resulting conflict resolution screen - but that's hardly surprising,
since many of the packages conflict with each other.

Ian.

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Subject: Re: Bug#1640: dselect conflict resolution is confusing

I'm marking this as done -- a large part of it came from trying to hit
'space' to select some of the packages.

- 
Raul

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From: rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu (Raul Miller)
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Subject: dselect conflict resolution is confusing

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.0.3

When in "conflict resolution" in deselect, it's difficult to deselect
the [old] conflicting package.  Ideally, you could just hit "-" to deselect
some such old package, but there's no visible confirmation that this works.

Furthermore, hitting RETURN (which I associate with "go down a level in
the hierarchy") sometimes presents a more detailed conflict resolution
mechanism and sometimes does not.

Furthermore, the select all packages option doesn't really select all
packages (which is also confusing).

-- 
Raul