On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:43:21 +0100 Robert Fox <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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? > You're welcome. I don't have the "hal" package installed on either of my systems (both x86-64) and most everything seems fine (except from various minor bugs in various higher-level packages that I'm sure have nothing to do with "hal".). Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Chuck Norris/etc. Facts - http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/ Larry Wall can make shit up, and the computer will understand what he means. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .
