How to Install dselect software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

How to Install dselect software package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

dselect software package provides Debian package management front-end, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dselect 

dselect is installed in your system.

Make ensure the dselect package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dselect *

You will get with dselect package name, version, architecture and description in a table

dselect package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin
Section Administration Utilities
Package dselect
Version 1.16.1.2ubuntu7.7 [amd64, i386
Description Debian package management front-end
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove dselect software package from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)?