Sam Halliday <fommil@yahoo.ie> writes: > well i could easily use aptitude to purge packages... but since that is a pain > if i have more than 5 packages which i uninstalled, i'd prefer to use a scripted > approach. Start aptitude, move the cursor down to "Not Installed Packages", type "_", and then type "g". Much easier than writing a script, and you get to review the purged packages first. -- You win again, gravity!