Re: Purging a package............... (and apt-config processing order)

2014-11-27 Thread Nemeth Gyorgy
2014-11-25 05:14 keltezéssel, The Wanderer írta: I don't know whether /etc/apt/apt.conf is processed before fragments in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d - but I'd be interested in learning. Anyone?? Now that you bring it up, I'd be interested in that myself. Fortunately, it's trivially discoverable:

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 25 nov 14, 14:25:13, Charlie wrote: Thank you for that information, it was most helpful. I decided to add: SuggestsImportant { false }; }; To the existing etc/aptapt.conf.d/01autoremove file. This may or may not be what you want, but changing that file

Re: Purging a package............... (best practise for SuggestsImportant)

2014-11-25 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 25/11/14 21:33, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Ma, 25 nov 14, 14:25:13, Charlie wrote: Thank you for that information, it was most helpful. I decided to add: SuggestsImportant { false }; }; To the existing etc/aptapt.conf.d/01autoremove file. This may or may not

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-25 Thread Charlie
On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 12:33:22 +0200 Andrei POPESCU sent: On Ma, 25 nov 14, 14:25:13, Charlie wrote: Thank you for that information, it was most helpful. I decided to add: SuggestsImportant { false }; }; To the existing

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-24 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 23 nov 14, 15:11:56, Bob Proulx wrote: That is expected. Because when you purged that package the tool doesn't know if you were going to install an alternative tool or a different version of that tool or something different. It shouldn't remove the dependencies recursively. Again

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-24 Thread Charlie
On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:24:29 +0200 Andrei POPESCU sent: Because of this I set APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant false; in apt.conf I have no apt.conf but I do have an /etc/apt/apt.conf.d directory? Am I missing an apt.conf file and should one be added? Charlie --

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-24 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 25/11/14 13:02, Charlie wrote: On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:24:29 +0200 Andrei POPESCU sent: Because of this I set APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant false; in apt.conf I have no apt.conf but I do have an /etc/apt/apt.conf.d directory? Am I missing an apt.conf file and should one be

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-24 Thread Charlie
On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:02:37 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent: On 25/11/14 13:02, Charlie wrote: On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:24:29 +0200 Andrei POPESCU sent: Because of this I set APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant false; in apt.conf I have no apt.conf but I do have an

Re: Purging a package............... (and apt-config processing order)

2014-11-24 Thread Scott Ferguson
CORRECTION On 25/11/14 14:25, Charlie wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:02:37 +1100 Scott Ferguson sent: On 25/11/14 13:02, Charlie wrote: On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:24:29 +0200 Andrei POPESCU sent: snipped Notes:- *Fragments are processed in alpha order (numbers, then the following letters)-

Re: Purging a package............... (and apt-config processing order)

2014-11-24 Thread The Wanderer
On 11/24/2014 at 11:03 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: I don't know whether /etc/apt/apt.conf is processed before fragments in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d - but I'd be interested in learning. Anyone?? Now that you bring it up, I'd be interested in that myself. Fortunately, it's trivially discoverable: $

Re: Purging a package............... (and apt-config processing order)

2014-11-24 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 25/11/14 15:14, The Wanderer wrote: On 11/24/2014 at 11:03 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: I don't know whether /etc/apt/apt.conf is processed before fragments in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d - but I'd be interested in learning. Anyone?? Now that you bring it up, I'd be interested in that myself.

Purging a package...............

2014-11-23 Thread Charlie
In a different email, under the heading: Re: Installing an Alternative Init? Andrei posted this in part: [quote] A package not properly cleaning after itself on purge is generally considered a bug in Debian, severity depending on the impact, of course. [end quote] I suppose this is literal,

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-23 Thread Reco
Hi. On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:22:29 +1100 Charlie aries...@ipstarmail.com.au wrote: In a different email, under the heading: Re: Installing an Alternative Init? Andrei posted this in part: [quote] A package not properly cleaning after itself on purge is generally considered a bug in

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-23 Thread Bob Proulx
Charlie wrote: In a different email, under the heading: Re: Installing an Alternative Init? Andrei posted this in part: [quote] A package not properly cleaning after itself on purge is generally considered a bug in Debian, severity depending on the impact, of course. [end quote] I

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-23 Thread songbird
Bob Proulx wrote: ... also, sometimes via the package deborphan the utility called orphaner can help get rid of libraries that are no longer needed. but of course with any tool, please understand what it is asking for you to remove before saying OK (simulate is a useful option as it may

Re: Purging a package...............

2014-11-23 Thread Charlie
On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:11:56 -0700 Bob Proulx sent: Charlie wrote: In a different email, under the heading: Re: Installing an Alternative Init? Andrei posted this in part: [quote] A package not properly cleaning after itself on purge is generally considered a bug in Debian, severity

apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Adam Funk
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I later want to purge it. # apt-get --purge remove foo gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no action. I can work around this with # apt-get install foo #

Re: apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Colin Watson
On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 09:46:18AM +, Adam Funk wrote: Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I later want to purge it. # apt-get --purge remove foo gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no action. I can work around this with #

Re: apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello Adam! On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 09:46:18AM +, Adam Funk wrote: Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I later want to purge it. # apt-get --purge remove foo gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no action. I can work around

Re: apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Adam Funk ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I later want to purge it. # apt-get --purge remove foo gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no action.

Re: apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Alexis Huxley
On 2004-03-02, Adam Funk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I later want to purge it. # apt-get --purge remove foo gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no action.

Re: apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Richard Lyons
On Tuesday 02 March 2004 10:46, Adam Funk wrote: Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I later want to purge it. # apt-get --purge remove foo gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no action.

Re: apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Adam Funk
On Tuesday 02 March 2004 10:10, Adam Funk wrote: Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I later want to purge it. # apt-get --purge remove foo gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no

Re: apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 09:46:18AM +, Adam Funk wrote: but that seems silly. Is there a correct way to purge foo? Many. My favorite is just using dpkg --purge. - -- .''`. Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' : `. `'` proud

Re: apt-get: purging a package that has already been removed?

2004-03-02 Thread Graham Williams
Received Tue 02 Mar 2004 9:08pm +1100 from Adam Funk: Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I later want to purge it. # apt-get --purge remove foo gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no

Purging a package with apt (was: Re: Q: Why 24 depth/not 32?)

2000-11-29 Thread Rogerio Brito
On Nov 28 2000, Nate Amsden wrote: apt-get remove xdm dpkg --purge xdm Just do: apt-get --purge xdm It saves you the trouble of doing two commands and apt-get also takes care of the dependencies (if there are any to be taken care of). []s,

Re: Purging a package with apt (was: Re: Q: Why 24 depth/not 32?)

2000-11-29 Thread Defresne Sylvain
Hi * Rogerio Brito ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On Nov 28 2000, Nate Amsden wrote: apt-get remove xdm dpkg --purge xdm Just do: apt-get --purge xdm It should be : apt-get --purge remove xdm Bye -- DEFRESNE Sylvain

Re: Purging a package with apt (was: Re: Q: Why 24 depth/not 32?)

2000-11-29 Thread Ignasi Tura
apt-get --purge xdm It should be : apt-get --purge remove xdm Hi, I've grepped /usr/doc/apt for 'purge', man apt, apt --help and I haven't found any reference towards 'purge'! I should repeat the commands and clean my glasses, or the docs must be updated? A purge option for

Re: Purging a package with apt (was: Re: Q: Why 24 depth/not 32?)

2000-11-29 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Ignasi Tura wrote: I've grepped /usr/doc/apt for 'purge', man apt, apt --help and I haven't found any reference towards 'purge'! auric{jgg}~/apt2/build/bin#man apt-get | grep -B 1 -i purge --purge Use purge instead of remove for anything that would

Re: Purging a package with apt (was: Re: Q: Why 24 depth/not 32?)

2000-11-29 Thread Rogerio Brito
On Nov 29 2000, Defresne Sylvain wrote: * Rogerio Brito ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: apt-get --purge xdm It should be : apt-get --purge remove xdm Yeah, of course it should be. :-( []s, Roger... --