On 27 March 2011 15:35, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > On Sun 27 Mar 2011 at 12:37:51 +0100, Michael Thompson wrote: > >> Most of them, even with my limited linux knowledge are fairly >> important. Why has apt started to ask to remove these packages, and >> how can I get apt to forget about them? > > Have you removed the gnome metapackage? Reinstall it. Otherwise I have > a feeling you have to mark all those packages as manually installed.
I removed nothing, only installed a few packages. I removed the packages using apt-get autoremove, and then reinstalled the gnome desktop using tasksel. I had to reconfigure network-manager etc, but it all appears to be working fine now -- 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/AANLkTin8Vsdi61oMLS6qHodE5B2fW8S-sgF=pcfp7...@mail.gmail.com
