> apt-howto is a metapackage; you install it to get the apt-howto > in all its various translations. Once you've decided on the > translations you need, and remove the rest, the apt-howto > package will be removed as well because its dependencies are > no longer satisfied.
regarding "remove the rest", the pros must have a better way than the below, no? # dlocate -l apt-howto|tr -s \ |cut -d \ -f2| awk '/apt/&&!/-en/'|xargs apt-get -y --purge remove -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]