Re: [arch-general] Deleting packages

2011-12-07 Thread clemens fischer
Guillermo Leira wrote: > I'm not a programmer, so I can't submit code, but it would be nice if > pacman would say "Installed as a dependency of: package-name", or > something similar. It's just a suggestion. If a package is removed without its dependencies, those dependencies also lose the pointe

Re: [arch-general] Deleting packages

2011-12-04 Thread Karol Blazewicz
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Guillermo Leira wrote: > I'm not a programmer, so I can't submit code, but it would be nice if > pacman would say "Installed as a dependency of: package-name", or > something similar. It's just a suggestion. Indeed: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/7224 and in so

Re: [arch-general] Deleting packages

2011-12-04 Thread Karol Blazewicz
On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Guillermo Leira wrote: > Hummm... I'm seeing some pacman -R options that can be very useful to keep > the system clean. Maybe I should have used it, and now I wouldn't have > these "orphan" packages in my disk. Yup, I think this is reason. After running 'pacman -R

Re: [arch-general] Deleting packages

2011-12-04 Thread Guillermo Leira
-Original Message- From: Karol Blazewicz To: General Discussion about Arch Linux Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:02:55 +0100 Subject: Re: [arch-general] Deleting packages > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Guillermo Leira > wrote: > > Hello! > > > > I've seen th

Re: [arch-general] Deleting packages

2011-12-04 Thread Karol Blazewicz
On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Guillermo Leira wrote: > Hello! > > I've seen that I've lots of packages that I seem to no longer need. Would it > be safe to run > > Pacman -R $(pacman -Qtdq) > > Regards, > > Guillermo Leira Short answer: yes, pacman will ask you if you really want to remove thes

[arch-general] Deleting packages

2011-12-04 Thread Guillermo Leira
Hello! I've seen that I've lots of packages that I seem to no longer need. Would it be safe to run Pacman -R $(pacman -Qtdq) Regards, Guillermo Leira