Re: Package system totaly a complete mess
07.06.2014, 09:48, "Thierry de Coulon" <tcoulon@decoulon.ch>:
> Hello all,
>
> I've lived for years using synaptic and I am no so used to aptitude - and I
> don't want to make mistakes...
>
> Possibly my installation is now in such a state that I should reinstall, but
> everything *is* working. Anyway:
>
> - searching for broken packages gives 0 packages in synatiptic but 6 packages
> in aptitude.
>
> - marking upgradable packages causes both to want to remove lots of things
> (including parts of cups, Gimp, and of cours all my DE).
>
> - If I try to update with aptitude it gives me a liste of packages that should
> be "removed because they are no more used", which is nonsense because most of
> them ARE in current use.
>
> I am thinking all this comes from the fact that I installed Wheezy with Gnome,
> installed another DE, then removed *parts* of gnome, and the system is
> thinking because part of Gnome is missing, it should clean up and remove
> anything that needs it (the list of removal is long, but does include gftp
> and so). Whats more, the system seems not logical, as it wants to remove Gimp
> but complains that gimp-data (not to be removed) needs Gimp....
>
> Any way to bring this mess in order?
>
> Thierry
Sounds like many meta packages. That is why aptitude wants to remove a lot of your stuff. Now I have no easy answer to this. I only use apt, specifically because of what you describe, though they same can happen with apt if you do an autoremove. How about trying to update/upgrade your system with apt?
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David Dusanic
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