On 22/03/11 23:56, Jonathan Matthews wrote: > On 22 March 2011 12:28, Charles Blair <c-bl...@illinois.edu> wrote: >> I decided I wanted to remove the package cwebx, which is a >> system for documenting C programs. When I put a minus sign >> next to that package, I was told that aptitude wanted to then >> remove a whole bunch of other stuff, including gcc. I definitely >> did NOT want that to happen and exited from aptitude immediately. >> >> How do I get aptitude to cancel that request from future >> sessions? > > It looks to me (http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/cwebx) that perhaps > the only reason gcc is /on/ your machine is due to aptitude pulling it > down when you installed cwebx. Hence it knows that, as it satisfied > the dependency (well, recommendation) initially, it should be fine to > remove it now. > > Just tell aptitude you explicitly /want/ gcc and you should be good to > remove cwebx. I'd be interested to see if "aptitude install gcc ; > aptitude remove cwebx" achieves this directly - do let the list know > ... > > Jonathan
You can try using -R (ignore recommended) Cheers -- > A: Yes. > >Q: Are you sure? > >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d889ed2.8020...@gmail.com
