Re: aptitude force removal

[Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@getmail.com>]

T <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I want to remove the bittorrent package, but I get:
> 
> $ aptitude purge bittorrent
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   bittorrent{p} 
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   podracer: Depends: bittorrent but it is not installable
> Resolving dependencies...
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
> Upgrade the following packages:
> bittorrent [3.4.2-8 (now) -> 3.4.2-8.1 (testing, unstable)]
> 
> I want to remove the bittorrent package because I don't want to keep
> upgrading it any more. 
> 
> How can I tell aptitude to remove the bittorrent package as well as all
> the packages that depends on it?
> 
> thanks

You must refuse the solution, then aptitude will suggest something
else, ... or you purge podracer at the same time:

	aptitude purge bittorrent podracer

HTH
Andrei
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