RE: help with "apt-get purge"
If you want to see what is being removed then use apt-get remove --purge somepackage -s
The '-s' will simulate the operation and if everything is the way you like simply press the up arrow and backspace over
the '-s' to get the live command, press enter and enjoy.
Tony Heal
Pace Systems Group, Inc.
800-624-5999
theal@pace2020.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zach [mailto:netrek@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 12:05 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: help with "apt-get purge"
>
> On 6/23/07, Christopher Nelson <chris@cavein.org> wrote:
> >
> > The problem with this solution being that you have to work out
> > dependancy chains by yourself, where an apt-get/aptitude purge will work
> > them out for you.
> >
> > To see for yourself, try it on any "-data" package.
>
> That's true but I like controlling exactly what is purged and I prefer
> CLI over GUI.
>
> Zach
>
>
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