On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TTBOMK, neither apt/aptitude/synaptics stores explicit "this is why package > A is recommended" data. If it did, I'd immediately convert to that app.
In times like these, then aptitude why or whynot may be useful. I've only used it a few times, and if I choose a package at random, I might get a terse line like "bash suggests bash-doc" if I do 'aptitude why bash-doc' or nothing at all other than "the package is manually installed for something like gwenview-kde4. > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson LA USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
