Package: wajig
Version: 2.0.38
Followup-For: Bug #477921
I attach a script that does not suffer from the problem I described
before (no longer gives an error if there are no removed packages to
purge).
What would you like next? Python code?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.1
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages wajig depends on:
ii apt 0.7.20.2+lenny1 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii dselect 1.14.25 Debian package management front-en
ii python 2.5.2-3 An interactive high-level object-o
ii python-apt 0.7.7.1+nmu1 Python interface to libapt-pkg
ii python-central 0.6.8 register and build utility for Pyt
wajig recommends no packages.
Versions of packages wajig suggests:
pn alien <none> (no description available)
pn apt-listbugs <none> (no description available)
pn apt-move <none> (no description available)
ii apt-show-versions 0.15 lists available package versions w
ii debconf 1.5.24 Debian configuration management sy
ii deborphan 1.7.27 program that can find unused packa
pn dpkg-repack <none> (no description available)
ii fakeroot 1.11 Gives a fake root environment
ii fping 2.4b2-to-ipv6-15 sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to
pn gkdebconf <none> (no description available)
pn gnome-tasksel <none> (no description available)
pn gnome-terminal <none> (no description available)
ii locales 2.7-18 GNU C Library: National Language (
pn lynx <none> (no description available)
pn python-glade2 <none> (no description available)
pn python-gnome2 <none> (no description available)
pn python-gtk2 <none> (no description available)
ii reportbug 3.48 reports bugs in the Debian distrib
ii sudo 1.6.9p17-2 Provide limited super user privile
pn vrms <none> (no description available)
ii wget 1.11.4-2 retrieves files from the web
-- no debconf information
#! /bin/sh
# Purge removed packages
packages=`dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package}\t${Status}\n' | grep "deinstall ok config-files" | cut -f 1`
if [ "x$packages" != x ]; then
echo foo
xargs wajig purge $packages
fi
