Re: Aptitude, sort by package state?
* Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca> [2007 Feb 10 07:27 -0600]:
> On Sat, Feb 10, 2007 at 07:07:59AM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > After years of updates, package installations and removals, browsing
> > through the Not Installed section of Aptitude reveals a number of
> > packages with a status of 'c' which means a package was simply removed,
> > but its configuration files have been left installed. I would like to
> > have Aptitude be able to sort by package state so the 'c' packages can
> > be grouped together in the UI for easy purging.
> >
> > Did I miss something in the manual or do I need to file a Wishlist bug?
>
> Yes you missed something in the manual [1] :)
> Search Patterns.
>
> I would suggest you use l to limit the display to ~c
> This will only display the 'c' packages. You can then hit _ on the
> whole list to tell aptitude to purge them all.
That is exactly what I was looking for! Is this a record for oldest
package cruft on a system?
communicator-smotif-476
communicator-smotif-477
Now that's getting rather long in the tooth.
I do thank you. With your assistance I'll be able to understand the
Aptitude manual better.
Thanks.
- Nate >>
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