>> Besides, there is another problem with the script. If you imagine the >> packages installed in the system as a tree of dependencies, you can >> see that your script will only remove two levels of the branch you >> want to delete. Example: X depends on Y that depends on Z: X -> Y -> >> Z. In your script, X and Y will be removed but Z will not. > > True > > I was not thinking to solve the general case, but more to help with an > immeditate need.
I agree. This can solve some of the situations. >> It seems like an additional information should be added to the package >> database. A bit indicating if the package was installed manually by >> the user (admin?) or not. Then, the package can only be deleted if the >> the user explicitly say so as oppose to "automatic deletion as >> dependency". > > This has been brought up many times before and a lot of people would > like to see it (me too). I know some work has been done and some info is > now kept, but this functionality isn't there yet. Can you point me to documentation about this? Luis Useche use...@gmail.com
