Re: KDE being removed?

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

edwardsa wrote:
> Katipo wrote:
> > edwardsa wrote:
> >
> >  
> > > Ron Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > >    
> > > > edwardsa wrote:
> > > >  
> > > >
> > > >      
> > > > > I was doing an dist-upgrade and kde was being removed. Should I be
> > > > > concerned?
> > > > >             
> > > > Using aptitude?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >         
> > > Using apt-get
> > >
> > >     
> > If you use KDE, it's a definite concern.
> > If you don't, you're better off for a lighter system.
> >
> > Which release were you upgrading from and to?
> > When using apt-get, it's generally better to do -u dist-upgrade so that
> > you can see what's going on, from my days of using it.
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >   
> I do use kde. I was just wondering whether this package has been 
> subsumed by another. I'm running etch, and was just doing a routine 
> upgrade.

It's been my experience than when running unstable, packages get b0rken 
and things like this sometimes happen. As a general rule, if I'm paying 
attention, I can stop the upgrade and try again in a day or two and 
things go well. If I'm not paying attention and I remove something, 
usually just a simple install again restores things, since removal 
doesn't remove config files.

I believe "kde" is a virtual package anyway, removal of it shouldn't 
hurt you any.

--
Kent