Matt Zimmerman wrote: > How does this allow you to remove a task package in an intuitive way? That > is what this discussion was about.
I am not exactly sure if debfoster does exactly this (at least it does similar), but this is what would call the perfect solution: % apt-get install task-foo there is a new field Installed-by or something in the apt database. task-foo Installed-by: manual package-task-foo-depends-on Installed-by: auto % apt-get remove task-foo 'package-task-foo-depends-on' which was required for 'task-foo' was installed automatically as a dependency, but is not necessary anymore. Do you want to remove it? [Y/n] If a package is set Installed-by: auto and later manually apt-get install'ed, the field would be updated to manual. Just a thought. On apt-get remove also only those package would be checked that are depended on by the package to be removed. Roland -- Roland Bauerschmidt
