Re: Is there an apt-get install log?
Ron Johnson, 2002-Aug-06 17:14 -0500:
> On Tue, 2002-08-06 at 15:40, Jeff wrote:
> >
> > Actually what I do is record everything installed with a package I'm
> > not sure I'll want to keep so I know which ones to purge. Also, if I
> > want to remove something that's been on my system for awhile, I'll do
> > the research to track the dependancies and determine which ones I can
> > remove without effecting other packages I want to keep.
>
> Isn't that a lot of work, when "apt-get --simulate -u remove blah"
> will do the same thing? That's what has always served me fine...
>
Now that's a pretty slick operation! Thanks for this, I'll be using
it from here on out. I really like the information it provides on
each package it lists.
thanks a lot...the number of choices never cease to amaze me!
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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