On Wed, 24 Oct 2001 15:08:29 -0700, "Greg Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just slightly confused here. I tried the deborphan package on > a testing machine today and was given a list of packages to > remove. They included ldso. Now, I was pretty sure ldso > is an important package so I checked using dselect. Hey, ldso > is in opt/oldlibs. > > So I go ahead and try the removal but here is what I get: > > WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed > This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing! > ldso > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 684kB will be freed. > You are about to do something potentially harmful > To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!' > ?] > Abort. > > The 'Abort' is because I didn't type in that phrase. Can I safely > remove this package? Why is ldso in oldlibs? I removed it a while ago from a machine tracking unstable, and have seen no ill effects. So, it must be true that it is no longer necessary. -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
