On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 12:32 +0200, Shlomi Fish wrote: > On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:16:52 +0100 > Robert Fox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > After latest Cauldron updates, I got a real long list of suggested > > "orphans" - but I believe some of these packages are needed (like hal or > > basesystem-minimal) - > > > > How do I clear out the orphans - like reset the logic behind it so the > > correct packages will be orphaned? Or is a fresh install in order?? > > > > What I normally do is invoke urpmi with the list of packages that I want in > which case it says that it will mark them as manually installed and they won't > be auto-orphaned. >
Thanks Shlomi - I was thinking that - but to know the packages I want vs. the packages that are needed for the basic system . . . I don't know them all by heart - like hal - is it needed still?
