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    Could someone please explain to me why, when I try to remove all gnome
libraries, it tries to install a whole whack of s**t?

    I find this _very_ confusing and non-intuitive. I want it to remove.
Remove, not install. Remove!

    Mike

pmerd071:~# apt-get --purge remove "libgnome*"
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Note, selecting libgnome-pilot1-dev instead of libgnome-pilot-dev
The following extra packages will be installed:
  bonobo-activation gconf2 gnome-terminal gnome-vfs-extfs gnomemeeting
libart-2.0-2 libatk1.0-0
  libbonobo-activation4 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0
libbonoboui2-common
  libgconf2-4 libgcrypt1 libglade2-0 libglib2.0-0 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-common
  libgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common
libgnomevfs2-0
  libgnomevfs2-common libgnutls4 libgtk-common libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-common
liblinc1
  libopenh323-1.9.3 liborbit2 libpango-common libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common
libpt-1.3.3
  libsdl1.2debian libsdl1.2debian-oss libzvt2.0-0 rep-gtk rep-gtk-gnome
sawfish sawfish-gnome 
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  galeon* galeon-common* gdkxft-capplet* gnome-applets* gnome-bin*
gnome-control-center*
  gnome-core* gnome-help* gnome-libs-data* gnome-media* gnome-panel*
gnome-panel-data*
  gnome-pilot* gnome-session* gnotepad+* gnotepad+-help* gpgp* gtkdiff*
libcamel0* libcapplet0*
  libeel-data* libeel0* libgdk-pixbuf-gnome2* libgdkxft0* libglade-gnome0*
libgnome-pilot1*
  libgnome-vfs-common* libgnome-vfs0* libgnome32* libgnomeprint-bin*
libgnomeprint-data*
  libgnomeprint15* libgnomesupport0* libgnomeui32* libgnorba27* xscreensaver*
  xscreensaver-gnome* 
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  bonobo-activation gconf2 gnome-vfs-extfs libart-2.0-2 libatk1.0-0
libbonobo-activation4
  libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-common
libgconf2-4 libgcrypt1
  libglade2-0 libglib2.0-0 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-common libgnomecanvas2-0
  libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0
libgnomevfs2-common
  libgnutls4 libgtk-common libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-common liblinc1
libopenh323-1.9.3 liborbit2
  libpango-common libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common libpt-1.3.3 libsdl1.2debian
  libsdl1.2debian-oss libzvt2.0-0 sawfish 
The following packages will be upgraded
  gnome-terminal gnomemeeting rep-gtk rep-gtk-gnome sawfish-gnome 
5 packages upgraded, 37 newly installed, 37 to remove and 22  not upgraded.
Need to get 13.5MB of archives. After unpacking 21.4MB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 


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