Re: apt autoremove
There are reasons that packages sometimes are installed automatically as a dependency and there are reasons that such packages aren't needed anymore. The only reason that comes to mind, when a package management is "mistaken" is, if a package was installed automatically as a dependency, then the user installed software not by a package, e.g. by "make install" and this software needs such a package as a dependency, while it isn't needed by any package anymore. If such a package would be installed by the user and not automatically, as a "temporary" dependency, the package management would care about it. IOW if you didn't install something without a correct build package, it should be safe to remove those packages. -- 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/1377120328.1535.46.camel@archlinux
Re: apt autoremove
On Wed, 2013-08-21 at 22:24 +0200, Thierry Chatelet wrote: > The Wednesday 21 August 2013 21:50:17, Verde Denim wrote : > > Running updates this morning and got this - > > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > > required: > > dbconfig-common libapache2-mod-php5 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 > > libdirac-decoder0 libenet1a libgmp10:i386 > > libirrlicht1.7a liblapack3gf libmcrypt4 libmpc2:i386 libmpfr4:i386 > > libonig2 libqdbm14 libxcb-xfixes0 > > php5-cli php5-common php5-gd php5-mcrypt php5-mysql xulrunner-10.0 > > Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. > > > > Anyone know the implications of removing these packages? I've been > > looking them up and they seem to have a definitive purpose, so I'm not > > sure that I want to just delete them from the system. > > Well, I don't want to start a fight, but try apt-get upgrade. If it stil > wants > to remove te packages, use aptitude why and why-not. Use man aptitude to see > waht's doing on. > Thierry > > Assuming you run Jessie (Testing)? In any case it seems you had php5 installed and removed it somewhere along the line. If you don't use php, you can safely remove all those packages, some of the ones listed are replaced by updated versions (different name). If you use php, I suggest you install the package 'php5', this will stop the php related packages from being removed, otherwise these can be removed. Regards, Steven signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: apt autoremove
The Wednesday 21 August 2013 21:50:17, Verde Denim wrote : > Running updates this morning and got this - > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > required: > dbconfig-common libapache2-mod-php5 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 > libdirac-decoder0 libenet1a libgmp10:i386 > libirrlicht1.7a liblapack3gf libmcrypt4 libmpc2:i386 libmpfr4:i386 > libonig2 libqdbm14 libxcb-xfixes0 > php5-cli php5-common php5-gd php5-mcrypt php5-mysql xulrunner-10.0 > Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. > > Anyone know the implications of removing these packages? I've been > looking them up and they seem to have a definitive purpose, so I'm not > sure that I want to just delete them from the system. Well, I don't want to start a fight, but try apt-get upgrade. If it stil wants to remove te packages, use aptitude why and why-not. Use man aptitude to see waht's doing on. Thierry -- 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/201308212224.17928.tchate...@free.fr
apt autoremove
Running updates this morning and got this - The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: dbconfig-common libapache2-mod-php5 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 libdirac-decoder0 libenet1a libgmp10:i386 libirrlicht1.7a liblapack3gf libmcrypt4 libmpc2:i386 libmpfr4:i386 libonig2 libqdbm14 libxcb-xfixes0 php5-cli php5-common php5-gd php5-mcrypt php5-mysql xulrunner-10.0 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. Anyone know the implications of removing these packages? I've been looking them up and they seem to have a definitive purpose, so I'm not sure that I want to just delete them from the system. -- Regards Jack Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Powder Alarm, Revolution Lessons (Mistakes) not learned are bound to be repeated. -- 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/521519f9.6020...@gmail.com
