On 25/11/14 13:02, Charlie wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 23:24:29 +0200 Andrei POPESCU sent:
>
>> Because of this I set
>>
>> APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant "false";
>>
>> in apt.conf
>
> I have no apt.conf but I do have an /etc/apt/apt.conf.d directory?
>
> Am I missing an apt.conf file and should one be added?
Yes, and no ;)
You can create one, or, you can create a fragment file and place it in
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d
AFAIK, both approaches are "good".
An example fragment usage is to create a fragment e.g. (as root):-
nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/91autoremove
and populate it with Andrei's suggested config.
e.g.:-
cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/91autoremove
APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant "false";
Notes:-
*Fragments are processed in alpha order (numbers, then the following
letters)- i.e. 10something will over-rule 11something, and 10something
will be over-ruled by 10thisthing.
*If two fragments have the same number they are processed in alpha order.
*Using the number 91 is an arbitrary choice.
*Fragments 'can' be easier to manage e.g.:- I keep a variety of
fragments in /etc/apt where they are ignored unless I, sometimes just
for momentary use, mv them to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d (where they are
processed by apt (using "apt-config").
*You may find you already have an autoremove fragment:-
cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove
APT
{
NeverAutoRemove
{
"^firmware-linux.*";
"^linux-firmware$";
"^linux-image.*";
"^kfreebsd-image.*";
"^linux-restricted-modules.*";
"^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*";
"^gnumach$";
"^gnumach-image.*";
};
Never-MarkAuto-Sections
{
"metapackages";
"restricted/metapackages";
"universe/metapackages";
"multiverse/metapackages";
"oldlibs";
"restricted/oldlibs";
"universe/oldlibs";
"multiverse/oldlibs";
};
};
Which you 'could' add the suggested config to, e.g.:-
APT
{
NeverAutoRemove
{
"^firmware-linux.*";
"^linux-firmware$";
"^linux-image.*";
"^kfreebsd-image.*";
"^linux-restricted-modules.*";
"^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*";
"^gnumach$";
"^gnumach-image.*";
};
Never-MarkAuto-Sections
{
"metapackages";
"restricted/metapackages";
"universe/metapackages";
"multiverse/metapackages";
"oldlibs";
"restricted/oldlibs";
"universe/oldlibs";
"multiverse/oldlibs";
};
SuggestsImportant
{
"false"
};
};
For the apt.conf method (/etc/apt/apt.conf) see:-
/usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.gz
for examples
>
> Charlie
>
Kind regards
Useful refs:-
man apt.conf
http://debian-handbook.info/browse/wheezy/sect.apt-get.html#sect.apt-config
https://wiki.debian.org/AptConf
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