On (01/08/05 12:32), Adam Funk wrote: > Inspired by the advice on this group and the -s option, I'm trying out > aptitude. But I'm surprised by this: > > $ aptitude -s upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree > Reading extended state information > Initializing package states... Done > Reading task descriptions... Done > The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED: > > followed by a long list of packages, some of which I'm running right now. > How does aptitude determine this list, and what's the best way to correct > it? > There've been a few posts on this over the last few days; have a look at the d-u list archive.
Briefly, run aptitude in interactive mode - ie # aptitude If you press g (only once), the proposed actions will be displayed, you can then 'h' hold packages you don't want removed. see man aptitude If you're running etch or sid you definitely ought to install apt-listbugs before upgrading anything. Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
