dselect - main package listing (avail., priority) mark:+/=/- verbose:v help:? EIOM Pri Section Package Inst.ver Avail.ver Description *** Std net netbase 3.09-1 <none> *** Std net netstd 3.07-1 <none> ------- Obsolete/local Standard packages in section otherosfs ------- *** Std otherosf mtools 3.8-1 <none> ------- Obsolete/local Standard packages in section shells ------- *** Std shells pdksh 5.2.13-3 <none> *** Std shells tcsh 6.07.06-4 <none> *** Std shells tcsh-i18n 6.07.06-4 <none> ------- Obsolete/local Standard packages in section tex ------- *** Std tex tetex-base 0.9-9 <none> *** Std tex tetex-bin 0.9-7 <none> ------- Obsolete/local Standard packages in section text ------- *** Std text iamerican 3.1.20-0.2 <none> Obsolete/local Standard packages in section tex The line you have highlighted represents many packages; if you ask to install, remove, hold, &c it you will affect all the packages which match the criterion shown. If you move the highlight to a line for a particular package you will see information about that package displayed here. You can use 'o' and 'O' to change the sort order and give yourself the opportunity to mark packages in different kinds of groups. description výheň