On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:32:50 -0700 Thorny <thorntreeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> [...] > >>I wonder, why does aspell get removed here. > > > > Because it is marked as "automatically" installed. When there are (or > > will be) no more packages that depend on automatically installed packages, > > the automatically installed packages are automatically removed. > > > >>And, how do I prevent aspell from getting removed. > > > > # apt-get unmarkauto aspell > > > > Also, you should switch to using aptitude; it is the preferred interface > > to the apt packaging system since Etch was released. > > You answered his question correctly, however, if there is no longer any > package that depends on it, why would he want to leave it on the system. Perhaps because the package can be used directly by the user (see 'man aspell')? I.e., it is not only a library, but also an interactive spell checker. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
