On Monday 24 September 2007, Joey Hess wrote: > David Baron wrote: > > One doesn't dare at this point, I'm afraid. > > More and more packages to remove. > > > > However one may notice that they are replaced "new install" instead of > > "upgrade" but there is a large number so must check each one. > > > > One that stands out is mplayer. Is mplayer with it common-law(-less) > > usage of proprietary codex being eliminated from Debian? > > It might help to paste the actual apt behavior that you're experiencing, > rather than speculating. > > FWIW, mplayer was added to Debian in version 4.0 after a rather involved > review process.
Here is (abbreviated) the current dist-upgrade for my system after upgrading most else that is "clean". (I do not use udev nor do I need all those x video modules not relevant to an older nvidia.) ~$ sudo apt-get -s dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: grep-dctrl gtksee hotplug imlib-progs irda-tools libcapplet1 libgii0 libgii0-target-x libglib1.2 libgssapi2 librpm4 libwnck18 linuxvideostudio mplayer mysql-admin-common mysql-query-browser-common schedutils xfce The following NEW packages will be installed: check cpp-4.2 firebird2.0-common g++-4.2 gcc-4.2 libavahi-compat-libdnssd1 libboost-date-time1.34.1 libboost-regex1.34.1 libcompress-raw-zlib-perl libdb4.6 libfbclient2 libgail-dev libglib1.2ldbl libgomp1 libgssglue1 libhesiod0 libio-compress-base-perl libio-compress-zlib-perl libmpich1.0ldbl libniftiio1 libopencdk10 libpixman-1-0 libpixman-1-dev libpoppler-glib1 libpurple-bin libpurple0 librpm4.4 libsigsegv0 libssh2-1 libssh2-1-dev libstdc++6-4.2-dev libvolume-id0 libxcomposite-dev libxcomposite1 libxdamage-dev libzephyr3 mysql-gui-tools-common stunnel4 udev x11-apps x11-session-utils x11-utils x11-xfs-utils x11-xkb-utils x11-xserver-utils x11proto-composite-dev x11proto-damage-dev xauth xinit xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus xserver-xorg-video-cyrix xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-glint xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-imstt xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-newport xserver-xorg-video-nsc xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3 xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-tga xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vga xserver-xorg-video-via xserver-xorg-video-voodoo The following packages have been kept back: libace-dev xaos The following packages will be upgraded: boinc-client cpp cupsys dctrl-tools dillo fftw-dev fftw2 g++ g77 gcc gdk-imlib11 gimp gimp-data gnome-bin gnome-libs-data gnutls-bin gqcam gscanbus gtans gtk-engines-qtpixmap gtkpool gucharmap initscripts jpilot jpilot-plugins k3d lesstif2 lftp libcompress-zlib-perl libcupsimage2 libcupsys2 libcupsys2-dev libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls libcurl4-openssl-dev libgimp2.0 libglade-gnome0 libglade0 libglade0-dev libglib1.2-dev libgnome32 libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomecanvas2-dev libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprint2.2-data libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomesupport0 libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomeui-dev libgnomeui32 libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libgnomevfs2-dev libgnorba27 libgnorbagtk0 libgnutls13 libgstreamer0.10-0 libgstreamer0.10-dev libgtk-canvas1 libgtk1.2 libgtk1.2-dev libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libgtk2.0-dev libgtkextra17 libgtkmm1.2-0c2a libgtkxmhtml1 libgucharmap6 libldap2 libldap2-dev libmdc2 libmdc2-dev libmetacity0 libmono-firebirdsql1.7-cil liborbit0 libpam-modules libperl5.8 librpcsecgss3 libsane-extras libsane-extras-dev libsigsegv-dev libwnck-common libwxgtk2.4-1 libxdelta2 libzvt2 linneighborhood linux-libc-dev linux-sound-base medcon metacity-common monotone mpich-bin mysql-admin mysql-query-browser nfs-common nfs-kernel-server perl perl-base perl-suid pidgin pidgin-data pmidi python-glade-1.2 python-glade2 python-gnome2 python-gtk-1.2 python-gtk2 python-gtk2-dev python2.4 python2.4-dev python2.4-minimal python2.5 python2.5-minimal rpm samba samba-common scli sfftw2 smbclient smbfs stunnel swami util-linux util-linux-locales vlc vlc-nox xbase-clients xdelta xdialog xgdvi xmedcon xmms xmms-dev xmms-goom xmms-jack xmms-jackasyn xnest xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-dev xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-dummy xserver-xorg-video-nv xserver-xorg-video-vmware xutils xwine 153 upgraded, 84 newly installed, 18 to remove and 2 not upgraded. * * * Note that most everything "comes back" in some form except mplayer (maybe some others as well). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
