On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 08:50:08AM -0400, Benjamin Piwowarski wrote: > actually, with KeepSuggests, that works. The procedure is as follows: > Fist, put > Aptitude::Keep-Suggests "true"; > in apt.conf > > Then > 1) mark with "+" the suggested package so it will be installed > 2) press the "M" key > > The package will be kept installed until the package(s) that suggests are > removed.
Yes, Keep-Suggests comes a long way toward the goal. It is not, however, enough. I want to be able to turn this option on and off *per package*, preferably in the interactive UI: I want to be able to say, keep this package around *as long as this other package suggests it* (but ignore any other suggests); or, a bit less powerful, keep this *particular* package around as long as some other package suggests it. There are lots of suggests relationships I don't care about. I don't want them to affect automatic deinstallation. -- Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho, Jyväskylä http://antti-juhani.kaijanaho.fi/newblog/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/antti-juhani/
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