-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 11:16:17PM +0100, Hans wrote: > Hi all, > > first of all, thanks for the fast response. > > > If you could suggest a specific tool, we could perhaps tell you the right > > thing to use for that tool (or the reasons to use it). > > > > Yes, here is an example: > > 1. apt-get --purge remove 4.3.1-0-* > > will remove all packages with4.3.1-0-* variable/string 4.3.1-0- in its name > > 2. aptitude purge '~n4.3.1-0-*' > will deinstall all packages, named 4.3.1-0- > > 3. aptitude purge 'deborphan --guess-all' > will deinstall all packages named by the commnd in the marks > > I see no system behind it. Looks weired for me. > At the moment I find no example for "foo", but I am sure, one might find it > also.
Ah -- as Thomas noted, you are looking at a shell, most probably the bash. There is extensive documentation on that, but of course this isn't organized in a way to ease first steps, but rather as a manual. Try to find a shell tutorial out there which suits you in style. Have a look at [1] or [2]. And -- on-topic or off-topic: just ask away :-) [1] <https://linuxconfig.org/bash-scripting-tutorial> [2] <http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/tutoriallist> regards - -- t -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlawZJ0ACgkQBcgs9XrR2kZC3QCfcy1FJ7igRYGNIyzXkz1YLiAL IVYAn0iLDbGaWboBEvqPcJBNSAxl3KsG =a5/g -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
