On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 08:50:20AM +0200, Arne Anka wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.6.40.1 > Severity: wishlist
Thanks for your bugreport. > every action of apt-get adding or removing packages should be > loggable. something like the text shown (would remove ... would install > additionally ... would install) could be written to a file so one could > easely reproduce any action taken. This was reported before (e.g. as #134694), I merged the bugs. Dpkg does support logging nowdays. It keeps it's log in /var/log/dpkg.log. Some logging from apt would still be usefull IMO to have a kind of "transaction" log. This shouldn't be too hard to add as a extension of the recently added progress reporting code in apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc. > if i f ex install a package just to test whether it fits my needs there > are often dependencies to install too. to remove even this stuff (if i > want to deinstall the package) i pipe the output of apt-get to a file -- > but it would be nice if apt-get provides such a functionality by itself, > so i only need to specify an additional option. What you probably want here is automatic removal of unused dependencies. That was pioneered by aptitude and there is a experimental apt branch available ([EMAIL PROTECTED]/apt--auto-mark--0) that supports it in libapt too. Cheers, Michael -- Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question. - Neo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
