>>>>> Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.producti...@gmail.com> writes: >>>>> On 13/08/11 01:25, Ivan Shmakov wrote: >>>>> Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> writes:
[…] >> Also there's the APT::Get::AutomaticRemove option, which, if set >> to false, I expect to prevent APT from removing the >> automatically installed packages. > I'm not sure that works the way you expect - but I haven't had a > chance to check. My foggy memory is that it refuses to remove any > packages if a package selected to be removed doesn't want to go > alone. I haven't checked it explicitly, but: --cut: apt-get(8) -- --auto-remove If the command is either install or remove, then this option acts like running autoremove command, removing the unused dependency packages. Configuration Item: APT::Get::AutomaticRemove. --cut: apt-get(8) -- […] >>> The package they pull in gets marked as "automatically installed", […] >> However, what I'm interested in right now, is how do I access >> the list of autoinstalled packages with plain APT or dpkg(1)? > I don't have any "autoinstalled" packages (whatever that means) It was meant to mean “installed thanks to the dependencies”, as opposed to “manually selected with # apt-get install PACKAGE.” I believe that Sven (above) has used the term in the same way. > on my system so I can't test. > Try:- > dpkg -l *dummy* | less > OR > dpkg -l *transitional* | less The both are going to search for these keywords in the package names, while I think that the Description:'s are more relevant here. […] > PS. This might do what you want:- > # apt-get -s autoremove | less Indeed it does. Yet, this doesn't seem like a straightforward way to obtain this list. (Especially from a script.) Moreover, I'd like to be able to modify this list, too. > If it then looks safe to proceed...:- > # apt-get autoremove -- FSF associate member #7257 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/86y5yy8ttl....@gray.siamics.net