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Re: Noob question - best way to install software



On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 06:57:16AM -0700, Freddy Freeloader wrote:
> >>I have one recurring problem with aptitude. It keeps trying to remove
> >>gnome and everything related to it and a bunch of other stuff.
> >>Fortunately it takes up enough real estate on the screen that it is
> >>hard to miss and I just reply N and use apt for that task.
> >>
> >>    
> 
> run "aptitude keep-all"  That will keep aptitude from trying to get rid 
> of it sees as your "unused" packages, plus all their dependencies. 
 
But then don't you have to go through aptitude interactively anyway and
reset manual/auto?  Instead of a blanket keep-all, use it interactivly
and sort the problem out directly.

Doug.



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