On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 14:05, dE .<de.techno@gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/12/11 23:48, David Kalnischkies wrote:
On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 14:42, dE .<de.techno@gmail.com> wrote:
I was wondering if there was a way (in apt.conf maybe) to keep
important/required packages installed even if marked installed
automatically? For e.g. if I mark nano as automatically installed, it
tends
to be removed.
The question is then why you mark it as automatically installed
(and therefore as "remove if no longer needed")
if you don't want it to be automatically removed…
But have a look at /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove to see how
e.g. the kernel package is protected from being autoremoved
even though they are autoinstalled (by a kernel metapackage).
I was wondering about keeping the list of manually installed packages clean
so I can remove the irrelevant packages (as per requirements) without
searching in a longer list.
Unfortunately /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01autoremove is a list of packages, I was
looking forward towards an automated way.
Hu? I don't understand what you want.
What do you want to automate?
And why is the list of manually packages too long for you?
If you manage this list correctly the for you important nano is
marked as manual while all the "irrelevant" packages are marked
as automatic installed.
Best regards
David Kalnischkies