Re: How do I remove a package and all of it's dependencies?
On Sb, 22 oct 11, 19:11:01, Aniruddha wrote: When I install a package with apt-get it gets installed with all it's dependencies. However when I remove a packages some dependencies are left on the system. For example: to install: apt-get install lxde to remove: apt-get remove lxde apt-get autoremove deborphan Does not remove all packages. Lxterminal, openbox and pcmanfm are not removed. In Arch I can remove a package and all it's dependencies with pacman -Runs lxde and in Gentoo with emerge --depclean. Is there a similar command for Debian? Have a look at 'apt-cache rdependes package', my guess is something else depends/recommends those packages, maybe indirectly. The situation you are describing also happens if you encounter circular dependencies. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
How do I remove a package and all of it's dependencies?
When I install a package with apt-get it gets installed with all it's dependencies. However when I remove a packages some dependencies are left on the system. For example: to install: apt-get install lxde to remove: apt-get remove lxde apt-get autoremove deborphan Does not remove all packages. Lxterminal, openbox and pcmanfm are not removed. In Arch I can remove a package and all it's dependencies with pacman -Runs lxde and in Gentoo with emerge --depclean. Is there a similar command for Debian? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAMpSvvz7wuFnk3FhFX83UsynTq=t5ubp1mxcgjuhxzrvc9p...@mail.gmail.com
Re: How do I remove a package and all of it's dependencies?
aptitude autoclean after an aptitude remove --purge package-name is supposed to work but doesn't always. How well that works depends on how well the packages themselves were made in the first place. When it doesn't work you'll run something and see package removed but not purged. The package lsdb is one such package. I had to go around and clean up its mess afterwards. That I did by using updatedb first then locate lsdb then I went around and removed the artifacts left over. On Sat, 22 Oct 2011, Aniruddha wrote: When I install a package with apt-get it gets installed with all it's dependencies. However when I remove a packages some dependencies are left on the system. For example: to install: apt-get install lxde to remove: apt-get remove lxde apt-get autoremove deborphan Does not remove all packages. Lxterminal, openbox and pcmanfm are not removed. In Arch I can remove a package and all it's dependencies with pacman -Runs lxde and in Gentoo with emerge --depclean. Is there a similar command for Debian? Jude jdash...@shellworld.net If I got a nickel for every message I've already sent supporting Microsoft Windows and its applications I'd have enough to retire on comfortably no matter what the stock market did. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/alpine.bsf.2.00.1110221354100.47...@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg
