* Davide Inglima - limaCAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus: > >> Remove apt-howto and the language specific versions you don't want. As I >> understand it, the apt-howto package now only contains dependancies for >> all language variants as opposed to the howto itself. Keeping (as an >> example) apt-howto-en would thus keep the actual howto available and >> upgradeable. > > Hi, actually I had the same problem as Ron, so I followed the apt-get > remove procedure you described. Unfortunately I came accross this problem: > > I removed apt-howto, a series of translated apt-howtos fine. However > the brasilian/portuguese version of apt-howto won't uninstall. > > even:~# dpkg -l | grep apt-how > ii apt-howto-en 1.7.6-4 A Guide to APT > ii apt-howto-pt-b 1.7.6-4 A Guide to APT > even:~# apt-get remove apt-howto-pt-b > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > E: Couldn't find package apt-howto-pt-b
That would be because there *is* no package named that. It is conveniently named apt-howto-pt-br. The 'r' on the end is hidden by dpkg -l because the name of the package is too long. This mends it (in bash): COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l or, you can simply resize you (a|x|e)term ;) > Using "Aptitude" however I managed to uninstall it. > Is that because of a mismatch in naming of the package of the pt-b > translation? No, it is because aptitude spelled the name of the package correctly ;) Stig -- brautaset.org Registered Linux User 107343 ``Oh, how I wish `undo' was ported to everyday life.''
