On 2013-06-04 09:56:15 +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote: > If I try to install any package I see a list of some 80 packages which ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > were automatically installed and are no longer required. The list > includes apt, grub-pc-bin, and grub2-common.
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