Re: 1.3.1 upgrade: getting rid of the package base 1.1.0-13 -- dselect and downgrading dosemu

[Joey Hess <joey@kite.ml.org>]

jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl:
> Note that it is possible to remove base (see one of my messages in the -user
> or -devel archive), but I don't recommend it if you don't know what you're
> doing.
> 
> You can by installing al the replacement packages first (make sure you have
> the makedev package), then --force-remove-essential --purge base and
> _immediately afterwards_ run /dev/MAKEDEV . But it is *highly dangerous*.

Is that the best way? I did it something like this:

echo -n > /var/lib/dpkg/info/base.files
echo -n > /var/lib/dpkg/info/base.conffiles
dpkg --force-remove-essential --purge base

This way, it never tries to delete the device files.

-- 
see shy jo


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