Re: package management help

[Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com>]

On 10/15/2011 3:56 AM, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote:
> I would try the following:
> 
> - to find out what is installed
>     aptitude search '~iapache'

i   apache2-mpm-prefork
i   apache2-utils
i   apache2.2-bin
i   apache2.2-common
i   libapache2-mod-php5

> - why it is installed
>     aptitude why apache2-mpm-worker
>   maybe this one is only recommended by another package

~$ aptitude why apache2-mpm-worker
i   phpsysinfo Depends apache2 | httpd
p   apache2    Depends apache2-mpm-worker (= 2.2.16-6+squeeze4)
apache2-mpm-prefork (= 2.2.16-6+squeeze4
apache2-mpm-event (= 2.2.16-6+squeeze4)
apache2-mpm-itk (= 2.2.16-6+squeeze4)

~$ aptitude why apache2
i   phpsysinfo Depends apache2 | httpd

phpsysinfo seems to have a false dependency--appears the package
maintainer assumes the only httpd server on earth is apache2...

> - and what depends on this package
>     aptitude search '~i~Dapache2-mpm-worker'

Null result.

> - finally, see what would happen, if it is removed:
>     aptitude -s purge apache2-mpm-worker

I'll wait until I get confirmation I can remove all of them, and the
proper switches for doing so in one fell swoop. ;)  Along with
instructions on how to remove this false dependency, or force my
aptitude config to ignore it in the future.

-- 
Stan