On 2010-03-17 08:31, Liam O'Toole wrote:
On 2010-03-17, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
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Mark could always just remove gnome. It's just a metapackage.Yes again. But depending on how the gnome metapackage was installed, removing it can also remove its dependents. Installing one of the lesser metapackages beforehand would reduce the impact of that.
That's the difference between The One True APT Front End and that Evil Abomination, Aptitude.
apt-get just says, "I think these packages can be removed" but doesn't scare the crud out of you by actually being an errant "Y" away from doing it.
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