Is there any possibility to install a .deb package (in Debian SID) using apt-get without removing other packages (he following packages will be REMOVED ...) like in the example below ?
Or, avoiding installing unwanted packages, that don't have nothing to do with with desired package (linke in example aptiutude <-> sodipodi, sodipodi is Not installed) #apt-get update #apt-get install aptitude Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done The following extra packages will be installed: capplets-data gnome-applets-data gnome-menus gnome-panel-data gtkhtml3.8 libecal1.2-3 libegroupwise1.2-8 libgconfmm-2.6-1c2 libglademm-2.4-1c2a libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgtkhtml3.8-15 libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libsigc++-2.0-0c2a libsoup2.2-8 python-gmenu regexxer sodipodi Suggested packages: libparse-debianchangelog-perl tasksel debtags The following packages will be REMOVED gnome gnome-applets gnome-control-center gnome-core gnome-desktop-environment gnome-office gnome-panel gnome-session gnome-terminal inkscape libgconfmm-2.6-1 libglademm-2.4-1 libglibmm-2.4-1 libgtkmm-2.4-1 libsigc++-2.0-0 nautilus The following NEW packages will be installed aptitude gtkhtml3.8 libecal1.2-3 libegroupwise1.2-8 libgconfmm-2.6-1c2 libglademm-2.4-1c2a libglibmm-2.4-1c2a libgtkhtml3.8-15 libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a libsigc++-2.0-0c2a libsoup2.2-8 python-gmenu sodipodi The following packages will be upgraded: capplets-data gnome-applets-data gnome-menus gnome-panel-data regexxer 5 upgraded, 13 newly installed, 16 to remove and 288 not upgraded. Need to get 17.8MB of archives. After unpacking 12.4MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n Abort. #dpkg -l sodipodi Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-=========================-=========================-================================================================== un sodipodi <none> (no description available)
