Joseph Carter wrote: > I'm not so sure it's such a small set of packages, but I'm agreeable to > that if we can do it.
Well, a simple[1] perl command can tell us exactly what packages are affected: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>perl -ne '($a,$b)=m/^(.*?):\s+(.*)/;$fields{lc $a}=$b; if ($a eq "" || eof) { if ($fields{section}=~/(contrib|non-free)/) { $nonfree{$fields{package}}=1 } elsif ($fields{suggests} ne "") { $s{$fields{package}}=$fields{suggests} }; undef %fields } END { foreach $p (keys %s) { @s=split /(?:,\s+|\s+\|\s+)/, $s{$p};foreach (@s) { s/\(.*?\)//g;print "$p suggests $_\n" if ($nonfree{$_}) } } }' /var/lib/dpkg/available devscripts suggests debian-keyring devscripts suggests ssh xbanner suggests freefont tkinfo suggests tkman gimp suggests freefont gimp suggests sharefont gimp suggests gimp-nonfree rplay suggests mpg123 tetex-extra suggests tetex-nonfree wxftp-doc suggests netscape3 wxftp-doc suggests netscape4 fml suggests lha giram-mesa suggests povray fvwm2 suggests xv wml suggests gfont bg5ps suggests ttf-twmoe-kai bg5ps suggests ttf-twmoe-sung gatos suggests ucbmpeg xview-clients suggests xtoolplaces awe-netscape-libc5 suggests netscape awe-netscape-libc6 suggests netscape cnews suggests ncompress imp suggests unzip angband-doc suggests angband wemi suggests mailcrypt crashmail suggests zip crashmail suggests unzip crashmail suggests lha latex2html suggests netpbm-nonfree povray-manual suggests povray povray-manual suggests povray-misc giram suggests povray addressbook suggests netscape3 addressbook suggests netscape4 tetex-base suggests tetex-nonfree seyon suggests ckermit faqomatic suggests libgd-perl pdl suggests pgperl cmail suggests mailcrypt kdrill suggests edict guitar suggests zip guitar suggests unzip guitar suggests unarj guitar suggests lha guitar suggests rar lists-archives suggests glimpse giram-gnome suggests povray sam suggests ssh vrweb suggests netscape vrweb suggests mosaic rsync suggests ssh mysql-base suggests mysql-manual mysql-base suggests mysql-server mysql-base suggests mysql-doc mutt suggests pgp5i fastdnaml suggests phylip ttfprint suggests ttf-twmoe-kai ttfprint suggests ttf-twmoe-sung gtktalog suggests netscape phplib suggests php3-msql xboard suggests crafty giram-gnome-mesa suggests povray awe-netscape suggests netscape vreng suggests rat vreng suggests netscape vreng suggests ssh wmakerconf suggests netscape abuse suggests abuse-sfx wemi1.12 suggests mailcrypt mozilla suggests xv mozilla suggests xanim mozilla suggests ucbmpeg-play mozilla suggests amp mozilla suggests mpg123 postgresql suggests libpgjava freewrl suggests netscape freewrl suggests xswallow exmh suggests glimpse tm suggests mailcrypt task-debug suggests lclint dupload suggests ssh semi1.12 suggests mailcrypt dpkg-dev suggests debian-keyring gimp1.1 suggests freefont gimp1.1 suggests sharefont gimp1.1 suggests gimp1.1-nonfree mutt-ja suggests pgp5i cjk-latex suggests ttf-twmoe-kai cjk-latex suggests ttf-twmoe-sung boot-floppies suggests unzip pstoedit suggests tgif transfig suggests netpbm-nonfree task-chinese-s suggests cxterm-common task-chinese-s suggests cxterm-gb task-chinese-s suggests cedictgb task-chinese-s suggests chinput task-chinese-t suggests cxterm-common task-chinese-t suggests cxterm-big5 task-chinese-t suggests ttf-twmoe-kai task-chinese-t suggests ttf-twmoe-sung task-chinese-t suggests cedictb5 task-chinese-t suggests chinput fvwm95 suggests netscape bk2site suggests netscape So 104 suggests scattered amoung 69 packages. -- see shy jo [1] I kept trying to hit ctrl-xs at the command line to save this command, perhaps "simple" is the wrong word.