Re: Meta pkgs in debian

[Tino Keitel <tino.keitel@gmx.de>]

On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 20:31:53 -0500, Ed Sweetman wrote:
> Ok, i'm not subscribed here so please cc me any responses directly.
> 
> Before I propose my suggestion I want to outline my issues with how meta 
> pkgs are done currently. 

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> The problem #2: Meta pkgs in debian are one way.  Removing a meta pkg 
> doesn't remove or even check for the pkgs it installed to see if they 
> are no longer dependent on anything or ask the user if they want to 
> remove them.  Because of problem #1, removing a meta pkg isn't even 

Aptitude does this per default.

Regards,
Tino