> > What does "kept back" mean /exactly/? Can I "dpkg --purge > task-helix-gnome" safely? My understanding is that it isn't needed after > it has done it's duty of selecting all gnome packages that depend on it. > Am I right? >
it means that apt wants to update it, but can not due to a depends/conflicts or missing package issue. Yes, you can remove any task- package after using it. However if you do so you do not get new packages as the task changes and matures. to find out the cause of your problems, do a 'apt-get install task-helix-gnome', that should tell you why it is being held back.
