On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Scott Ferguson < prettyfly.producti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 31/08/11 21:02, Bruno Martins wrote: > >> Hello guys. >> >> Is there any way to avoid this? Imagine that I simply want to remove the >> evolution package. >> >> root@sputnik:/home/joe# apt-get remove evolution >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree������ >> Reading state information... Done >> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer >> required: >> > > <snipped> > > > sound-juicer libmusicbrainz3-6 >> Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. >> > > Don't worry about the autoremove stuff (unless you actually want to remove > those packages - they'll still function) > > > The following packages will be REMOVED: >> � evolution evolution-exchange gnome gnome-accessibility gnome-core >> gnome-desktop-environment >> > > gnome is a meta package that pulls in evolution - which is why removing > evolution removes gnome(meta-gnome-2). > > I'd go ahead with the removal - but I'd log out of the desktop first and > use a console login from gdm as root. > > I'm assuming that your original packages are still in > /var/cache/apt/archives > > After:- > # apt-get remove evolution > # apt-get -s install gnome-desktop-environment | less > and make sure gnome-core is going to be installed - add in > gnome-accessibility if you want. If everything looks ok and evolution is not > being reinstalled remove the -s and run the install. You might want to add > your desired mua to the start of the list of packages being installed > (before gnome-desktop-environment). > > Also consider:- > # apt-get -s remove evolution > /root/remove_evolution > so that you've got a reference in case you have problems building your > custom gnome. > This will show you dependencies and suggested packages:- > http://packages.debian.org/**squeeze/gnome<http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/gnome> > > <snipped> > > > >> This doesn't happen on Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu, >> neither in Fedora. >> > > apropos of what? (and you are mistaken about Ubuntu) > > >> Best regards, >> >> Bruno Martins >> > > > Cheers > > -- > "The definition of black irony is Pro-lifers killing Doctors who do > abortions" > — Bill Hicks > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > debian-user-REQUEST@lists.**debian.org<debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org>with > a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/**4e5e220d.4070...@gmail.com<http://lists.debian.org/4e5e220d.4070...@gmail.com> > > Hello mate. Thanks for your quick response. So, to avoid this dependency "problems" in the future, I should make a clean installation of Debian, without GNOME, and then install the GNOME packages, like 'gnome-desktop-environment', etc? This should make it easier to install only what's needed. Best regards, Bruno Martins
