Re: After upgrade, what do you do about "removed" and "obsolete" packages ?

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

Florent Rougon wrote:
> AFAIK, these are not wildcards; each star appended to a package name
> indicates that the package is going to be purged

At least it is a good way to catch the attention of the apt operator. :))


> tl;dr: aptitude praise

Thanks for this description of a real world procedure.
Now i know at least that i am not the only one who cares about the
post-upgrade steps in the manual. I already began to think that everybody
lets the surplus packages rot in the dark.


Have a nice day :)

Thomas