Helmut Jarausch wrote: > On 26 Aug, Dale wrote: > >> Helmut Jarausch wrote: >> >>> On 16 Aug, Dirk Heinrichs wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Am Sonntag 16 August 2009 21:12:30 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> 2) No need to unmerge anything (except one or two blockers). >>>>> >>>>> >>>> However, you can unmerge 4.2.x, if you like to. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> How to do that in a simple way? >>> >>> Unfortunately, >>> emerge --unmerge kde-base/kde-meta:4.2 >>> only unmerges the meta package itself. >>> >>> Thanks for a hint ( I'm afraid of any kde updates >>> since they always have created more headaches than any >>> other package or set of packages ) >>> >>> >>> >> Not tested but should work. Use the -p option to make sure. >> >> Unmerge kde-meta:4.2 >> emerge --depclean -p >> >> If that looks good, remove the -p. It should only remove kde:4.2 and >> what depends on it. If you wait a while, I may be about to do this. >> I'm doing the same thing as you. This DSL is soooooo cool. :-) >> >> > > I have difficulties doing so. 'emerge --depclean' requires a recent > emerge --update --newuse --deep @system @world > which tries to update kde, as well. > I'm just trying to mask all kde-base packages, then doing emerge > --update --newuse --deep @system @world > > Still, quite tedious. > Helmut. > >
It may not work but then again it might. emerge --depclean -p kde-meta:4.2 . Dale :-) :-)
