On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:49:04 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Sat,20.Sep.08, 08:59:47, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > > You can alternatively use aptitude interactive mode. > > > > Enter "l" to popup > > Enter the new package tree limit: > > > > Then enter "~c" > > > > You get interactive session to deal with these packages so you are less > > likely to overdo this removal. > > True, but is there a way in interactive mode to quickly mark 194 > packages for some action?
If you press a certain action key on a category headline then the action is applied to all packages listed thereunder. In the present example, after using "l" and "~c" you can move the cursor to the "Not Installed Packages" headline and schedule them all for purging with "_". Then you can review the list and sort out anything that still needs sorting out before using "g" to make aptitude perform the scheduled actions. As far as I can tell, the interactive sequence: press "l" > enter $PATTERN > move cursor to appropriate headline and press key for $ACTION > press "g" is equivalent to the command line: aptitude $ACTION $PATTERN What I like about the interactive approach is that I have a better overview of what is happening with a direct way to fix problems and review different solutions for conflicts (as has been pointed out already by Osamu). Furthermore, I usually find it easier to use a sequence of different limits and actions than to come up with the corresponding all-in-one pattern, which could be something convoluted like: ($PATTERN1 and $PATTERN2 and not ($PATTERN3 or $PATTERN4)) or $PATTERN5 and not $PATTERN6. -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
