On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Ken Foskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 18:07 +1000, Peter Hardy wrote:
>
> > Hey hey.
> >
> > On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 17:57 +1000, Michael Lake wrote:
> > > Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > > >> On Wed, 2008-07-23 at 17:17 +1000, James Polley wrote:
> > > >> "apt-get remove $PACKAGENAME" doesn't work for you?
> > > The above won't remove a package if there are dependencies.
> >
> > It should. What version of debian / apt do you have?
> >
> > To pick an example at random:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~% sudo apt-get remove compiz-core
>
>
> sudo apt-get -y remove compiz-core
>
> Forces the yes - very dangerous!
Actually, that's only "assume yes", and it's only mildly dangerous. As the
man page says, "If an undesirable situation, such
as changing a held package, trying to install a unauthenticated
package or removing an essential package occurs then apt-get
will abort."
To force the yes, use "--force-yes". Again quoting the man page, "Using
force-yes can potentially destroy your system!".
Dammit. Am I being a pedant again?
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