Hi, On occasion I get a bit of cruft on my system. So I do the emerge -Pp world to see what can be removed. I wanted some opinions on this list:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] / # emerge -Pp world > > >>> These are the packages that would be unmerged: > > app-text/docbook-sgml-dtd > selected: 4.4 4.1-r3 4.0-r3 3.0-r3 3.1-r3 > protected: 4.2-r2 > omitted: none > > gnome-base/gconf > selected: 1.0.9 > protected: 2.14.0 > omitted: none > > dev-libs/lzo > selected: 2.02-r1 > protected: 1.08-r1 > omitted: none > > app-text/docbook-xml-dtd > selected: 4.4-r1 4.2-r1 4.1.2-r6 > protected: 4.3 > omitted: none > > sys-devel/automake > selected: 1.5 1.6.3 1.7.9-r1 1.4_p6 1.8.5-r3 > protected: 1.9.6-r2 > omitted: none > > app-text/docbook-xml-simple-dtd > selected: 4.1.2.4-r2 > protected: 1.0-r1 > omitted: none > > gnome-base/gnome-vfs > selected: 1.0.5-r4 > protected: 2.14.2 > omitted: none > > dev-lang/python > selected: 2.3.4-r1 > protected: 2.4.3-r1 > omitted: none > > sys-devel/gcc > selected: 3.3.5.20050130-r1 > protected: 3.4.6-r1 > omitted: none > > media-libs/freetype > selected: 1.3.1-r4 > protected: 2.1.10-r2 > omitted: none > > app-crypt/gnupg > selected: 1.4.4 > protected: 1.9.21 > omitted: none > > gnome-extra/gtkhtml > selected: 2.6.3 > protected: 1.1.10-r1 > omitted: none > > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources > selected: 2.6.14-r5 2.6.16-r7 2.6.16-r9 2.6.16-r12 > protected: 2.6.16-r13 > omitted: none > > x11-libs/qt > selected: 3.3.6-r1 > protected: 4.1.4 > omitted: none > > gnome-base/libglade > selected: 0.17-r6 > protected: 2.5.1 > omitted: none > > x11-libs/gtk+ > selected: 1.2.10-r11 > protected: 2.8.19 > omitted: none > > sys-libs/db > selected: 4.1.25_p1-r4 4.2.52_p2-r1 > protected: 1.85-r2 > omitted: none > > dev-libs/glib > selected: 1.2.10-r5 > protected: 2.10.3 > omitted: none > > gnome-base/orbit > selected: 0.5.17-r1 > protected: 2.14.0 > omitted: none > > sys-devel/autoconf > selected: 2.13 > protected: 2.59-r7 > omitted: none > > >>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal. > >>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / # I know to be careful with some things, gcc, autoconf and such but what in this list can NOT be removed? Some of them I'm not sure about but I don't want to break things either. Explain your thinking/reasons if you can. May help me later on. Thanks Dale :-) :-) -- [email protected] mailing list
