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Re: Aptitude status output meaning



On Fri, Apr 30 at 16:06, Lisi penned:
> 
> One, however, continues to elude me.  What does the A mean in <i  A>
> at the beginning of a line in the results from an aptitude
> search?
> 
> Thanks!  Lisi

installed automatically.

The "i" means installed.

The "A" means that it was installed automatically due to a dependency,
so if all packages depending on it are uninstalled, it will
automatically be removed as well.

-- 
monique


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