On 1/18/07, Michael Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > aptitude is a dpkg front-end which can remove orphaned packages. Say you > do aptitude install x. x depends on liby, so both are installed. You > then do aptitude remove x. liby is no longer of use, so aptitude also > removes that (first checking that no other packages depend on it). > > I see it's present in the fink repository > <http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/aptitude>, but not on Intel > and not in stable or binary. > > I have a couple of questions: > > - does that aptitude package work as expected with binary packages?
yes, I believe so. > - does it work with source packages No. Fink's build system is completely different than Debian's and our apt doesn't handle sources. and, if not, is there a fink > equivalent? > In what sense? When you remove a package, it's assumed to be in binary form and therefore subject to dpkg/apt. The "fink" command handles installation. > Thanks, > -- Mike > debfoster may be a workable alternative for Intel users. -- Alexander K. Hansen (akh) Fink Documenter (still) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
