On 6 January 2012 18:43, 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? >
hal is deprecated in most linux distros(Debian and Gentoo as far as I know), but E17 needs it. I'm using E17 here. You don't use E17, so it can be removed safely. -- ________________________ Yes, I use Debian GNU/L wolf python london(WPL) Do as you soul should do ! ________________________
