Quoting Ole Streicher (2015-07-28 16:33:17) > Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> writes: >> Installation of a package from the 'metapackages' section does *not* >> mark its dependencies as automatically installed. > > Really? So, if someone would install a metapackage (for a test), and > then later uninstall it, its dependencies will remain on the system?
That is my experience, yes. Seems specific to metapackages, so I suspect there is some APT wizardry going on, treating those specially. Also, even for non-metapackages, if some other package just _suggest_ the package you pull in via depends/recommends, they stick as well. Both of above was not the case a few years ago... > Is there any simple way to remove them? Not that I know of - would love to learn how! - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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