FWIW, here is an aptitude install command that partially fixes the problem of packages being removed, and might also still work on server systems (not yet tested):
aptitude install initrd-tools libfam0 xlibmesa-glu x11-common xfree86-common- Hinting xfree86-common for removal earlier appears to cause aptitude to try to upgrade its reverse-depends sooner instead of removing them. This brings the number of package removals for me down to 187 from 558; KDE stays installed, but GNOME still gets removed. Still looking for something that would keep GNOME in place here, maybe someone else has an idea? -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
