RE: Autoremove appears to want to remove most of Gnome
> From: AG [mailto:computing.account@googlemail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 12:14 PM
>
> Hi
>
> Recently when installing a new package I noticed that apt-get seems to
> want to remove most (all?) of my Gnome-related applications, suggesting
> that I run "autoremove" to do so.
>
> This is the (rather long) list:
>
> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
> required:
> libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil mono-2.0-gac dmsetup mesa-utils
> libfreebob0
> libempathy23 planner tomboy ekiga libgsf-gnome-1-114
> python-opengl
> libnm-glib-vpn0 gcalctool gthumb telepathy-salut gnuchess-book
> gnome-nettool
> libgoffice-0-common epiphany-extensions-more
> gnome-games-extra-data
> libgtk-vnc-1.0-0 libgnomepanel2.24-cil libopenraw1
> libboost-regex1.38.0
> hal-cups-utils libdmraid1.0.0.rc15 libglade2.0-cil libtelepathy-glib0
> pkg-config
> libxml-libxml-common-perl libglib2.0-cil
> abiword-plugin-goffice
> libclutter-gtk-0.8-0 obex-data-server libbrasero-media0
> brasero-common
> libdatetime-locale-perl python-gnome2-extras libopenrawgnome1
> gucharmap
> python-evince network-manager gnome-games cheese gdebi
> libparams-validate-perl
> evolution-exchange libgconf2.0-cil libots0
> gnome-bluetooth
> libxml-namespacesupport-perl libspectre1 update-manager-core
> hardinfo
> libclass-accessor-perl gnome-power-manager gnome-cards-data
> gthumb-data
> liferea-data gparted cli-common libglew1.5 ggzcore-bin
> gnome-screensaver
> gnome-themes-more rhythmbox libgtksourceview1.0-0
> libgstfarsight0.10-0
> telepathy-mission-control libnm-util1 gtk2-engines-pixbuf
> gnome-office
> system-config-printer libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a
> libmissioncontrol-client0
> abiword-common update-manager-gnome evince-common
> abiword
> abiword-plugin-mathview latex-xft-fonts python-gtkglext1
> libwww-curl-perl
> libpcap0.8 libart2.0-cil libjs-jquery libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a
> gnome-themes
> update-notifier-common seahorse libggzmod4 libterm-readkey-perl
> empathy
> python-apt libempathy-common gdebi-core libempathy-gtk19
> libxml-sax-expat-perl
> gvfs-bin vinagre swfdec-gnome gnumeric-common clive-utils
> update-notifier
> libgnome2.24-cil python-gdl libndesk-dbus1.0-cil
> seahorse-plugins
> libclutter-0.8-0 python-gtksourceview libmono-cairo2.0-cil
> gedit-plugins
> libtelepathy-farsight0 network-manager-gnome python-gtkspell kpartx
> libpcsclite1
> libgnome-bluetooth2 gconf-defaults-service guile-1.8-libs
> wwwconfig-common
> dnsmasq-base link-grammar-dictionaries-en
> python-gtkhtml2
> libuniversal-require-perl gnome-themes-extras libalut0
> libopal3.6.4
> libmono-i18n-west2.0-cil libgssdp-1.0-1 libcryptui0
> libhtml-strip-perl
> libxml-rss-libxml-perl libparted1.8-12
> libmono-addins0.2-cil
> fast-user-switch-applet abiword-help libmono-posix2.0-cil
> gnome-volume-manager
> libgnomeprint2.2-data libkpathsea4 libmono-security2.0-cil
> libt1-5
> gtk2-engines-smooth libaiksaurus-1.2-data libio-stty-perl
> libwv-1.2-3
> python-gnomeprint python-4suite-doc gnome-backgrounds clive
> libgdome2-0
> python-sexy libgtk2.0-cil libxml-libxml-perl mono-gac libnm-glib0
> python-vte
> libggz2 libsub-name-perl abiword-plugin-grammar python-metacity
> libxml-sax-perl
> tsclient rdesktop libdatetime-perl libevince1 libgtksourceview-common
> vino
> evince gnome-games-data python-rsvg gnome-app-install
> libffado1
> libboost-iostreams1.38.0 python-cupsutils ppp libgtkhtml2-0
> libgoffice-0-4
> telepathy-gabble libgoffice-0-8
> libmissioncontrol-server1
> libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil python-mediaprofiles
> libtelepathy2
> libcrypt-twofish-perl libpt2.6.4-plugins
> libmono-corlib2.0-cil
> libgetopt-argvfile-perl libdatetime-format-w3cdtf-perl
> gstreamer0.10-nice
> python-bugbuddy mono-runtime libpt2.6.4 libudev0 liferea
> libxml++2.6-2
> wpasupplicant python-totem-plparser
> libgdome2-cpp-smart0c2a
> libclutter-cairo-0.8-0 libgupnp-1.0-2 libio-pty-perl
> python-cups
> libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl xorg-docs libnl1 dmz-cursor-theme
> python-evolution
> python-4suite-xml gnumeric javascript-common perl-tk
> libberkeleydb-perl rss-glx
> libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil libempathy-gtk-common libggzcore9
> gconf-editor
> liblink-grammar4 libconfig-tiny-perl gnome-system-tools
> libgtkmathview0c2a
> libdatetime-format-mail-perl python-gksu2 dmraid hamster-applet
> gnuchess
> libgmime2.2a-cil python-nautilusburn gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs
> libnice0
> binfmt-support python-gnome2-desktop libgnome-vfs2.0-cil
> libgnomeprint2.2-0
> libdatetime-timezone-perl libavahi-ui0 transmission-common
> lxsession-lite
> libgtkglext1 liblist-moreutils-perl gstreamer0.10-tools lsb-release
> freeglut3
> libclass-singleton-perl libgnomeprintui2.2-0
> libgupnp-igd-1.0-2
> libmono-system2.0-cil libgdl-1-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common
> libexpect-perl
> serpentine libopenobex1 transmission-gtk python-gtop
> sound-juicer
> libgnomecups1.0-1 libgdl-1-common libgoffice-0-8-common
>
>
> I am rather concerned about doing so, and wonder - am I being
> unnecessarily paranoid or should I trust apt-get on this?
>
> I am running an up-to-date version of Squeeze and Gnome is my preferred
> DE.
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> AG
It looks like you removed the "gnome" metapackage at some point. I would
suggest installing the gnome package.
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