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Subject: apt-get possibly should incluude --section and --priority
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Package: apt
Version: 0.3.19
Severity: wishlist
It would be nice if apt-get install provided the option
--section foo \*
where foo is the chosen section (base, admin, maths, whatever), and *
being every package in that section that is installable (based on
priorities and conflicts) or removable.
In addition, a complementary option would be
--priority {important,standard,optional,extra}
with reasonably obvious options:
>={standard,optional,extra} eg for install
<={important,standard,optional} eg for a removal, leaving only a
basic "standard" system
!important eg for
a removal, leaving only a
bare system.
So, one could remove all but the standard or important editors:
apt-get remove --priority \<\= standard --section editors \*
Admittedly the shell quoting would be a bit sucky.
Regards,
Edward.
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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 13:07:01 -0600 (MDT)
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Subject: Re: Bug#74078: apt-get possibly should incluude --section and
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Edward C. Lang wrote:
> It would be nice if apt-get install provided the option
Gah, no way. Use console apt, dselect, aptitude, whatever there is no
reason to put complex, useless features that nobody will ever use into a
simple commandline program
Jason
