side note, I just tried this on my workstation running AMD64 unstable and it came back with nothing to remove but a 38x to install (mostly kde/gnome).
my a test server running sid also came back with nothing to remove but it doesn't have X installed (hence no kde/gnome/.....) On Wed, 2005-19-01 at 00:19 +0100, Alexandru Cabuz wrote: > Hello, > > I usually do a > apt-get update > apt-get upgrade > > every couple of days. When there are bugs I just put packages on hold > and wait it out, and after a month I try them individually, and if > they are still buggy, then I leave them on hold. > > I decided tonight I was sick of this, so I would do apt-get dist-upgrade. > > It says it needs to update 6, install 12 new ones, remove 526, and hold 20. > > Now I am afraid to do this. > > Remove 526 packages!!? What's going on? Will my system still work? It > took me a long time to get it to this point, and I would __hate__ to > have to start all over if things get messed up. > > Here is the list of stuff it says it needs to remove: > > akode amor apt-show-source apt-show-versions apt-src apt-watch aptconf > ark arson arts artsbuilder atlantik atlantikdesigner autoconf > automake1.4 automake1.6 bibletime bibtex2html bookcase brahms > build-essential capplets capplets-data celestia cervisia > classpath-tools > dcoprss debhelper debian-builder debian-cd debiandoc2dbxml debsums > devscripts dia dia-common dia-gnome dictionaries-common digikam > digikamplugins docbook docbook-dsssl dpkg-dev dpkg-ftp drip dvi2ps > epiphany-browser eyesapplet festival festlex-cmu festlex-poslex > festvox-kallpc16k fifteenapplet fig2ps firestarter free-java-sdk > galeon galeon-common gcc-3.4 gconf2 gdeb gftp gftp-gtk > ggz-gnome-client > ggz-gtk-games ggz-kde-client ggz-kde-games gmessage gnome-applets > gnome-applets-data gnome-apt gnome-control-center gnome-doc-tools > gnome-gv gnome-media gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-session > gnome-system-monitor gnome-utils gnome2-user-guide gnuhtml2latex grip > gs > gs-common gs-gpl gstreamer0.8-misc guarddog guidedog gv gwenview > gxine hotswap-gui iamerican ibritish ifrench intltool-debian ispell > jade > jadetex juk k3b k3blibs kaboodle kaddressbook kaddressbook-plugins > kalarm kalzium kamera kandy kappfinder karbon karm kasteroids kate > kate-plugins katomic kaudiocreator kbackgammon kbarcode kbattleship > kbear kblackbox kbounce kbruch kcachegrind kcalc kcd kcdlabel > kcharselect kchart kcmlinuz kcoloredit kcontrol kcpuload kcron kdat > kdbg kde kde-amusements kde-core kde-extras kde-i18n-fr kdeaddons > kdeaddons-kfile-plugins kdeadmin kdeadmin-kfile-plugins kdeartwork > kdeartwork-style kdeartwork-theme-window kdebase kdebase-bin > kdebase-kio-plugins kdeedu kdegames kdegraphics > kdegraphics-kfile-plugins kdelibs kdelibs-bin kdelibs4 kdelirc > kdemultimedia > 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konquest konsole > konsolekalendar kontact kooka kopete korganizer korn koshell kover > kpackage > kpager kpat kpdf kpercentage kpersonalizer kpf kphone kpilot kpoker > kpovmodeler kppp kpresenter kprof kpsk krdc krec krecord > kregexpeditor kreversi krfb kruler krusader ksame kscd kscreensaver > kscreensaver-xsavers ksensors kshisen ksig ksim ksimus ksimus-boolean > ksimus-datarecorder ksimus-floatingpoint ksirc ksirtet ksmiletris > ksmserver ksnake ksnapshot ksocrat ksokoban kspaceduel ksplash kspread > kstars ksvg ksync ksysguard ksysv ktalkd kteatime ktimer ktimetrace > ktip ktnef ktouch ktron ktuberling kturtle ktux kugar kuickshow kuser > kvdr kverbos kview kviewshell kvim kvirc kvlc kvoctrain > kwalletmanager kwave kwavecontrol kweather kwifimanager kwin kwin4 > kword > kwordquiz kworldclock kxmleditor kxsldbg latex-xft-fonts latex2html > libarchive-tar-perl libarts1 libarts1-audiofile libarts1-mpeglib > libarts1-xine libauthen-pam-perl libavifile-0.7c102 libbonoboui2-0 > libcompress-zlib-perl libcvsservice0 libeel2-2 libfinance-quote-perl > libflac++2c102 libfont-afm-perl libfontconfig1-dev libft-perl > libgail-common libgail17 libgconf2-4 libgnome-desktop-2 libgnome2-0 > libgnome2-common libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomeui-0 libgnomevfs2-0 > libgnomevfs2-common libgstreamer-gconf0.8-0 libgtkhtml2-0 > libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tableextract-perl > libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libio-string-perl > libio-stringy-perl libio-zlib-perl libkcal2 libkcddb1 libkdeedu1 > libkdegames1 libkdenetwork2 libkdepim1 libkgantt0 libkleopatra0a > libkonq4 libkpimexchange1 libkpimidentities1 libkscan1 libksieve0 > libmailtools-perl libmd5-perl libmetacity0 libmime-perl libnautilus2-2 > libnet-ssleay-perl libnews-nntpclient-perl libpanel-applet2-0 > libqt3-dev libqt3c102 libqt3c102-mt libqt3c102-mt-psql > libreadline4-dev > librss1 librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common libsablevm-native1 libsablevm1 > libtimedate-perl liburi-perl libwmf0.2-7 libwnck4 libwww-perl 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