Package: aptitude
Version: 0.8.4-1
# aptitude install tlp
also installs hdparm,
but then
# aptitude purge tlp
does not remove it.
It does remove the rest though, thankfully.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
hdparm{a} (D: tlp, R: pm-utils) (tlp D: hdparm) iw{a} (D: tlp) (tlp D: iw)
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Dear Jidanni,
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> # aptitude install tlp
> also installs hdparm,
> but then
> # aptitude purge tlp
> does not remove it.
this is expected if any other package Recommends or Suggests hdparm.
So please tell us: Do you have any of these packages ins
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Bug #852212 [aptitude] installing and then purging sometimes leaves behind cruft
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} [aptitude] install debtags; purge debtags leaves
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Package: aptitude
Version: 0.8.4-1
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/man/man8/aptitude-curses.8.gz
Add a SEE ALSO to deborphan(1).
Very appropriate.
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Package: aptitude-doc-en
Version: 0.8.4-1
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/doc/aptitude/html/en/ch02s02s06.html
https://aptitude.alioth.debian.org/doc/en/ch02s02s06.html
mentions
APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant
but should also mention
APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant .
_
It turns out all one needs is
APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant false;
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Package: aptitude
Version: 0.8.4-1
File: /usr/share/man/man8/aptitude-curses.8.gz
The man page needs to be changed to say
-R, --without-recommends
Do not treat recommendations as dependencies when installing new
packages (this overrides settings in /etc/apt/apt.conf a
Package: aptitude-doc-en
Version: 0.8.4-1
https://aptitude.alioth.debian.org/doc/en/ch02s05s05.html#configApt-AutoRemove-SuggestsImportant
needs to mention APT::Install-Suggests
just like
https://aptitude.alioth.debian.org/doc/en/ch02s05s05.html#configApt-AutoRemove-RecommendsImportant
already men
In fact nowhere in the documentation do you mention
APT::Install-Suggests .
$ find /usr/share/doc/aptitude/html/en -name \*.html|xargs grep
APT::Install-Suggests
$
But you instead only mention its antidote,
APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant .
$ find /usr/share/doc/aptitude/html/en -name \*.htm
Hi Jidanni,
積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> It turns out all one needs is
> APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant false;
I was indeed not aware of that configuration option, probably because
I wouldn't dare to use it. But that's probably because I personally
rely a lot on Recommends and Suggest to keep
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