Re: APT 0.3.2 offline use
On Wed, Mar 17, 1999 at 12:26:56PM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>
> On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Sven LUTHER wrote:
>
> > > apt-get remove
> > > try running apt-get without parameters :)
> >
> > it does not speak of any remove command in the help message last week, only
> > update, install and various upgrade and dist* stuff.
> >
> > but then maybe the remove command is not documented, or was added since i last
> > tested it ...
>
> The remove command was recently added to APT v3 (in potato). However all
no apt v3 in potato, only :
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ftp ftp 555 Mar 12 19:52
/debian/dists/potato/main/source/admin/apt_0.1.10.1.dsc
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ftp ftp 588526 Mar 12 19:52
/debian/dists/potato/main/source/admin/apt_0.1.10.1.tar.gz
> apt versions support a hidden remove function that is mentioned in the man
> page, it looks like this
>
> apt-get install foo-
nice to know, ...
>
> You can achieve your goal of removing all of gnome using some magic shell
> scriptage and apt-get remove, perhaps,
>
> apt-get remove `awk '/^Package:/{print $2}' < /var/state/apt/lists/*gnome*`
>
yes, but not all gnome packages are labeled gnome, some are libzwt, some are
orbit, ...
> (untested of course)
>
> You could also combind that with v3's apt-cache search function to do
> other types of removes/installs.
will have to look at it more in depth, don't have time though :( ...
Friendly,
Sven LUTHER
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