----- Original message ----- > I was paring down my installation and the command for gcc-4.2-base more > or less threatened to wipe out everything on the server. > apt-get purge gcc-4.2-base http://packages.debian.org/lenny/gcc-4.2-base > Is that the norm, or is it due to a corrupted package database? i think its what it should do > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > required: > libdns35 linux-libc-dev autotools-dev openvpn-blacklist > The following extra packages will be installed: > libdns35 > The following packages will be REMOVED: > adduser* ajaxterm* apache2* apache2-mpm-prefork* apache2-utils* > apache2.2-common* apt* apt-show-versions* apt-utils* > aptitude* base-files* base-passwd* bash* belocs-locales-bin* bind9* > binutils* bsdmainutils* bsdutils* > build-essential* bzip2* comerr-dev* console-setup* console-terminus* > console-tools* coreutils* cpio* cpp* cpp-4.2* > cron* curl* dash* debconf* debconf-i18n* debianutils* debootstrap* > defoma* dhcp3-client* dhcp3-common* dhcp3-server* > diff* dmidecode* dpkg* dpkg-dev* e2fslibs* e2fsprogs* eject* ethtool* > fail2ban* file* findutils* fontconfig* > fontconfig-config* g++* g++-4.2* gcc* gcc-4.2* gcc-4.2-base* > gettext-base* gnupg* gpgv* grep* groff-base* gzip* > hostname* ifupdown* initramfs-tools* initscripts* iproute* iptables* > iputils-ping* klogd* laptop-detect* less* > libacl1* libapache2-mod-php5* libapr1* libaprutil1* libapt-pkg-perl* > libatm1* libattr1* libaudio2* > libauthen-pam-perl* libbind9-30* libblkid1* libbz2-1.0* libc6* I think that ones quite essentiell
GNU C Library: Shared libraries Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C library and the standard math library, as well as many others. http://packages.debian.org/lenny/libc6 libc6-dev* > libc6-i686* libcap1* libck-connector0* > libcomerr2* libconsole* libcupsys2* libcurl3* libcurl3-gnutls* > libcwidget3* libdb4.6* libdbd-mysql-perl* > libdbd-pg-perl* libdbi-perl* libdbus-1-3* libdevmapper1.02.1* libedit2* > libexpat1* libfontconfig1* libfreetype6* > libfribidi0* libgcc1* libgcrypt11* libgdbm3* libgnutls13* libgomp1* > libgpg-error0* libice6* libidn11* > libio-pty-perl* libisc35* libisccc30* libisccfg30* libiw29* libjpeg62* > libkadm55* libkeyutils1* libkrb5-dev* > libkrb53* liblcms1* libldap-2.4-2* liblocale-gettext-perl* libltdl3* > libltdl3-dev* liblwres30* liblzo2-2* libmagic1* > libmd5-perl* libmng1* libmyodbc* libmysqlclient15-dev* > libmysqlclient15off* libncurses5* libncurses5-dev* > libncursesw5* libnet-daemon-perl* libnet-ssleay-perl* libnewt0.52* > libodbcinstq1c2* libopencdk10* libossp-uuid15* > libpam-modules* libpam-smbpass* libpam0g* libpcap0.8* libpcre3* > libplrpc-perl* libpng12-0* libpopt0* libpq-dev* > libpq5* libqt3-mt* libreadline5* libsamplerate0* libsasl2-2* > libsasl2-modules* libselinux1* libsepol1* > libsigc++-2.0-0c2a* libslang2* libsm6* libsox0* libsqlite0* libsqlite3-0* > libss2* libssl-dev* libssl0.9.8* > libstdc++6* libstdc++6-4.2-dev* libsysfs2* libtasn1-3* > libtext-charwidth-perl* libtext-iconv-perl* > libtext-wrapi18n-perl* libtimedate-perl* libtool* libusb-0.1-4* libuuid1* > libvolume-id0* libwrap0* libx11-6* > libx11-data* libxau6* libxcb-xlib0* libxcb1* libxcursor1* libxdmcp6* > libxext6* libxfixes3* libxft2* libxi6* > libxinerama1* libxml2* libxrandr2* libxrender1* libxslt1.1* libxt6* > locales* login* logrotate* lsb-base* > lsb-release* lynx* lzma* make* makedev* man-db* mawk* mii-diag* mktemp* > module-init-tools* mount* mysql-client* > mysql-client-5.0* mysql-server* mysql-server-5.0* nano* ncurses-base* > ncurses-bin* net-tools* netbase* netcat* > netcat-traditional* ntpdate* odbc-postgresql* odbcinst1debian1* > openssh-client* openssh-server* openssl* > openssl-blacklist* openvpn* passwd* patch* pciutils* pcmciautils* perl* > perl-base* perl-modules* php5-cgi* php5-cli* > php5-common* php5-mysql* php5-pgsql* postgresql* postgresql-8.3* > postgresql-client* postgresql-client-8.3* > postgresql-client-8.4* postgresql-client-common* postgresql-common* > postgresql-contrib* postgresql-contrib-8.3* > postgresql-server-dev-8.3* procps* psmisc* python* python-central* > python-minimal* python-support* python2.5* > python2.5-minimal* resolvconf* samba* samba-common* sed* smbclient* > smbfs* sox* sqlite* ssh* ssl-cert* > startup-tasks* sudo* sysklogd* system-services* sysvutils* tar* tasksel* > tasksel-data* tcpd* telnet* traceroute* > ttf-dejavu* ttf-dejavu-core* ttf-dejavu-extra* tzdata* ubuntu-keyring* > ubuntu-minimal* ucf* udev* unixodbc* > unixodbc-dev* update-inetd* upstart* upstart-compat-sysv* upstart-logd* > usbutils* util-linux* util-linux-locales* > uuid-runtime* vim-common* vim-tiny* webmin* wget* whiptail* winbind* > wireless-tools* wpasupplicant* x11-common* > zlib1g* zlib1g-dev* > The following packages will be upgraded: > libdns35 > WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed. > This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! > apt libc6 (due to apt) libgcc1 (due to apt) libstdc++6 (due to apt) > base-files base-passwd (due to base-files) > libpam-modules (due to base-files) bash debianutils (due to bash) > libncurses5 (due to bash) bsdutils coreutils > libacl1 (due to coreutils) libselinux1 (due to coreutils) dash mktemp > (due to debianutils) diff dpkg lzma (due to > dpkg) e2fsprogs e2fslibs (due to e2fsprogs) libblkid1 (due to e2fsprogs) > libcomerr2 (due to e2fsprogs) libss2 (due > to e2fsprogs) libuuid1 (due to e2fsprogs) findutils grep gzip hostname > login libpam0g (due to login) mount > ncurses-base ncurses-bin perl-base python-minimal python2.5-minimal (due > to python-minimal) sed sysvutils libsepol1 > (due to sysvutils) tar util-linux lsb-base (due to util-linux) tzdata > (due to util-linux) libslang2 (due to > util-linux) zlib1g (due to util-linux) > 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 317 to remove and 8 not upgraded. > Need to get 11.3kB of archives. > After this operation, 643MB disk space will be freed. > You are about to do something potentially harmful. regards Simon
