Re: removing software with apt-get or dselect

2003-06-23 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 11:05:54PM -0700, Jon Doe wrote: > Hello all, > I've read the available documentation pretty > thoroughly and still cannot find the answer to this. > > How do I remove packages that were installed with > another package using apt-get or dselect? For example, > say I want to

Re: removing software with apt-get or dselect

2003-06-23 Thread Colin Watson
On Sun, Jun 22, 2003 at 11:05:54PM -0700, Jon Doe wrote: > How do I remove packages that were installed with another package > using apt-get or dselect? For example, say I want to install mozilla > but later decide that I don't want it anymore. How do I automatically > remove all the packages that

Re: removing software with apt-get or dselect

2003-06-23 Thread Bijan Soleymani
"SYNeR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > apt-get --purge remove That won't do it. That removes all the files installed by the package. But it doesn't remove the other packages that were installed at the same time, because they were required by the package. Bijan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EM

Re: removing software with apt-get or dselect

2003-06-23 Thread Bijan Soleymani
Jon Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello all, > I've read the available documentation pretty > thoroughly and still cannot find the answer to this. > > How do I remove packages that were installed with > another package using apt-get or dselect? For example, > say I want to install mozilla but

Re: removing software with apt-get or dselect

2003-06-23 Thread Bijan Soleymani
"Yap Seng Hooi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I think it is: > #apt-get remove That won't do it. That just removes the package (package_name) itself not all the other packages that were installed with it. Bijan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

Re: removing software with apt-get or dselect

2003-06-23 Thread SYNeR
apt-get --purge remove Will remove the package & it's configurations.. - Original Message - From: "Yap Seng Hooi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jon Doe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 4:46 PM Subject: Re:

Re: removing software with apt-get or dselect

2003-06-23 Thread Yap Seng Hooi
I think it is: #apt-get remove - Original Message - From: "Jon Doe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 2:05 PM Subject: removing software with apt-get or dselect > Hello all, > I've read the available documentat

removing software with apt-get or dselect

2003-06-22 Thread Jon Doe
Hello all, I've read the available documentation pretty thoroughly and still cannot find the answer to this. How do I remove packages that were installed with another package using apt-get or dselect? For example, say I want to install mozilla but later decide that I don't want it anymore. How do