Re: how to clean off dummy packages?
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 03:57:12AM +0800, jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> Say, how do the pros clean up those dummy packages lying around their system?
> Find their name with
> # grep-status 'This is a dummy package'
> and then apt-get purge them?
> Seems not to systematic.
>
> OK, I just tried that here on sid
> # apt-get purge libcupsys2
> ... 50 to remove
> It wanted to take 50 packages along with it... no dummy!
dummy packages even though they do not provide any files by themselves often
provide software installations by their dependencies. look at "linux-image-686".
is it possible you are asking about "transitional" packages?
mk
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