On 03/27/2011 09:35 AM, Brian wrote:
On Sun 27 Mar 2011 at 12:37:51 +0100, Michael Thompson wrote:Most of them, even with my limited linux knowledge are fairly important. Why has apt started to ask to remove these packages, and how can I get apt to forget about them?Have you removed the gnome metapackage? Reinstall it. Otherwise I have a feeling you have to mark all those packages as manually installed.
Right. apt is just saying "I don't need them. You can delete them *if you want to*.
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