> The following packages will be REMOVED: > telnet{a} <- also purge instead of removing. I.e., nothing like > APT::Get::Purge. The undocumented --purge doesn't work like apt-get's. > One must follow with a > # aptitude purge ~c > to clean up the mess.
If I understand you correctly, you want all automatically removed packages to get purged instead. I have the following in my ~/.aptitude/config to do just that: Aptitude ""; Aptitude::Purge-Unused "true"; -- Justin Jereza LPIC-1 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]