Re: apt.conf question

2005-11-09 Thread Markus Feilner
Am Mittwoch, 9. November 2005 17:30 schrieb Joey Hess: > Markus Feilner wrote: > > I found the following entry in the /etc/apt/apt.conf file and now I think > > of becoming a little angry :-( because I know the two parameters "Assume > > Yes 'true'" and "Purge 'Yes'" can really do a lot of harm. >

Re: apt.conf question

2005-11-09 Thread Joey Hess
Markus Feilner wrote: > I found the following entry in the /etc/apt/apt.conf file and now I think of > becoming a little angry :-( because I know the two parameters "Assume Yes > 'true'" and "Purge 'Yes'" can really do a lot of harm. > Or are they necessary for working automatic updates? No, the

apt.conf question

2005-11-09 Thread Markus Feilner
Hello List, I had quite some trouble with a machine recently when trying to install a new mailman version. Several software packages were uninstalled without further asking. I found the following entry in the /etc/apt/apt.conf file and now I think of becoming a little angry :-( because I know t