Many thanks, Andrew, for taking the trouble to provide such a
lucid explanation. :) No further comment.
On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 12:34:59PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> [...]
>
> install a package called dep3, it is marked as manually installed and
> will be left alone by aptitude.
>
>
On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 09:01:29PM +, John K Masters wrote:
> I haven't tried anything yet. I'm using apt-get as I've
> never really got along with aptitude. Installation was done with a netinstall
> CD and just desktop environment chosen. Not that bothered about keep
On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 09:12:31PM +, John K Masters wrote:
>
> So would I be correct in saying that using aptitude is safe, using apt-get is
> safe, just don't mix the two?
>
without some practice, yes, don't mix them.
There are several threads in the archives of the past few months
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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:34:59 -0800
Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 08:58:05PM +0100, David Jardine wrote:
[snip]
> > If I understand the meta-package concept right, the meta-package
> > depends on the real packages, but nothing depends on the
> > meta
On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 08:58:05PM +0100, David Jardine wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 04:16:02PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 10:30:33PM +, John K Masters wrote:
> >
> > [... typical panic about removing gnome-desktop-environment ...]
> > >
> > > Just a t
On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 04:16:02PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 10:30:33PM +, John K Masters wrote:
>
> [... typical panic about removing gnome-desktop-environment ...]
> >
> > Just a thought. Being informed that gnome-desktop-environment is being
> > removed
On Mon, Feb 12, 2007 at 10:30:33PM +, John K Masters wrote:
[... typical panic about removing gnome-desktop-environment ...]
>
> Just a thought. Being informed that gnome-desktop-environment is being
> removed would tend to scare the pants off most people, me included.
> Would it not be bette
ation was done
> > with a netinstall CD and just desktop environment chosen. Not that
> > bothered about keeping or removing sound-juicer but would just like
> > to keep things tidy.
>
> in that case, relax. you *should* notice that removing sound-juicer
> removes a packag
ver really got along with aptitude. Installation was done with a netinstall
> CD and just desktop environment chosen. Not that bothered about keeping or
> removing sound-juicer but would just like to keep things tidy.
in that case, relax. you *should* notice that removing sound-juicer
removes
l down from gnome-desktop-env. as manually installed...
>
> A
I haven't tried anything yet. I'm using apt-get as I've
never really got along with aptitude. Installation was done with a netinstall
CD and just desktop environment chosen. Not that bothered about keeping or
On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 11:36:08PM +0100, Mathias Brodala wrote:
> Hello John.
>
> John K Masters, 11.02.2007 23:23:
> > I have been running etch for a few weeks now and am very happy.
> > However, after trying a couple of CD ripping programs I decided to
> > stick with grip. On trying to remove s
Hello John.
John K Masters, 11.02.2007 23:23:
> I have been running etch for a few weeks now and am very happy.
> However, after trying a couple of CD ripping programs I decided to
> stick with grip. On trying to remove sound-juicer apt informs me it
> will also remove gnome-desktop-environment. ?
I have been running etch for a few weeks now and am very happy.
However, after trying a couple of CD ripping programs I decided to
stick with grip. On trying to remove sound-juicer apt informs me it
will also remove gnome-desktop-environment. Is this correct? If I
have to keep sound-juicer the
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