In a message dated 3/29/99 2:29:43 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Apt will keep a boolean flag called 'Auto' for each package installed
> on your system. 'Auto' is short for 'Automatically uninstall this
> package when it is not required anymore because of a dependency'.
>
> So, when you install package foo, and apt automatically installs
> libfoo1 and libfoo2 because they are required by foo, then they will
> be marked with the 'Auto' flag. Later, if you deinstall foo, then apt
> will also deinstall libfoo1 and libfoo2, provided they are no longer
> needed by any other packages.
>
This sounds like a great idea.. I have one question tho:
Foo depends on libfoo1 and libfoo2
libfoo1 depends on foostuff1 and foostuff2
So, say I remove foo, will it be smart enough to remove foostuff1 and
footstuff2 as well as libfoo1 and libfoo2?
-Jay
