On Du, 23 nov 14, 22:54:20, Niels Thykier wrote: > > Note, I opted for using dpkg -l + awk rather than aptitude, because a) > all users have dpkg + awk and b) we have started recommending apt-get > over aptitude again for upgrades. Since aptitude is Priority: standard most systems will have it installed. Could it at lease be mentioned as alternative, as the command is much simpler?
> A review of the text is much appreciated. Please CC me on relies.
..
>
> -<programlisting condition="fixme">TODO: Still needed?</programlisting>
> +<section id="purge-removed-packages">
> + <title>Purging removed packages</title>
> + <para>
> + It is generally advisable to purge packages have been removed.
s/packages have/packages that have/ though this might work as well
It is generally advisable to purge removed packages.
> + This is especially true, if these have been removed in an earlier
> + release upgrade (e.g. from the upgrade to &oldreleasename;) or
> + from third-party vendors. In particular, old init.d scripts have
> + been known to cause issues.
> + </para>
> + <caution>
> + <para>
> + Purging a package will generally also purge its log files
> + permanently. If you want to keep these, you should take
> + a copy of them before purging the package.
Maybe s/take/make/, though I'd reword the entire paragraph.
Purging a package will generally also purge its log files, so you
might want to back them up first.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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