Package: libesd-alsa0 Version: 0.2.36-3 Severity: normal Installed libesd-alsa0 package so that I can use XMMS2 along with GNOME sounds.
Now when I try to remove libesd-alsa0 package, apt-get tries to uninstall the entire GNOME. Please see the output below: debian:/home/user# apt-get purge libesd-alsa0 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libenchant1c2a libmalaga7 iso-codes python-gtksourceview2 libsensors-applet-plugin0 gedit-common libgnomeprint2.2-data libgtksourceview2.0-common libgtksourceview2.0-0 libxtst6 libvoikko1 libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libaspell15 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomecups1.0-1 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: alacarte* eog* esound* gedit* gnome-about* gnome-applets* gnome-control-center* gnome-core* gnome-media* gnome-mount* gnome-panel* gnome-session* gnome-settings-daemon* gnome-terminal* gnome-utils* gnome-volume-manager* libbonoboui2-0* libebook1.2-9* libecal1.2-7* libedataserverui1.2-8* libeel2-2.20* libesd-alsa0* libgnome-desktop-2* libgnome-media0* libgnome-window-settings1* libgnome2-0* libgnomeui-0* libpanel-applet2-0* libslab0* nautilus* python-gnome2* sensors-applet* vino* yelp* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 34 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 49.1MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.28-versalogic-intelm (PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages libesd-alsa0 depends on: ii esound-common 0.2.36-3 Enlightened Sound Daemon - Common ii libasound2 1.0.16-2 ALSA library ii libaudiofile0 0.2.6-7 Open-source version of SGI's audio ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries Versions of packages libesd-alsa0 recommends: pn esound-clients <none> (no description available) Versions of packages libesd-alsa0 suggests: ii esound 0.2.36-3 Enlightened Sound Daemon - Support -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org