Malte Forkel wrote: > How can I mark a package as being not auto(matically installed)? I know > about aptitude and apt-mark, but both come from non-essential packages. > I'm looking for a way to unmark a package that should always be available.
I am not aware of a dedicated program utility to do this that is always available. However $EDITOR and editor are always available and they work. To unmark a package as automatically installed. # editor /var/lib/apt/extended_states Then find the package that you wish to change and take one of two actions: 1) If the package is already listed in the file then modify the Auto-Installed: setting. It would only be in there if the package had been installed as an automatic dependency and so normally that would be flipping the 1 to a 0. It would be possible to remove the entry completely. 2) If the package is not already listed then it is known to be manually installed. Create an entry to mark it as automatically installed. Bob
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