Synaptic is crazy......
when i uninstall xmms.....
it also uninstall... kde ............ you can try it yourself.... |
I think it's only the kde metapackage, not kde itself.
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the K Desktop Environment official modules KDE (the K Desktop Environment) is a powerful Open Source graphical desktop environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality, and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system. This metapackage includes all the official modules that are released with KDE. In addition to the core KDE modules, this includes multimedia, networking, personal information manager (PIM), graphics, education, games, web development, system administration tools, and other artwork and utilities. This package does not depend on development packages. so it is not kde.....?:cry: |
Well, it isn't KDE as in the entire deal, but it's a good junk. Why are you uninstalling XMMS if doing so causes these problems? It takes up like five megs of space.
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i think it is OK to uninstall it when i no longer need it?:cool: |
Well of course it's okay to uninstall it, I was just wondering why you would want to remove something so small.
Maybe you can just let apt-get have it's way, and reinstall the extra package it removed right after it's done? XMMS would be gone, and you would have your wrongfully removed package back. |
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Synaptic says it depends on XMMS.....lol |
For real? I didn't know that. I guess you just have to leave it. Maybe XMMS isn't just a program, and the player you launch is just a side benifit of a bunch of behind the scenes sound stuff. I don't know, I always though XMMS was just a tiny Winamp clone.
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Debian can sometimes be fussy about which packages depend on what.
This happens quite rarely and mistaken dependencies are usually fixed pretty quick (within a week or two). I think that if you are not sure, you should reinstall the removed packages. Or wait until the problem is fixed. "Dependencies" aren't magically there, you know. It depends on the package maintainer who put them there by hand. Of course, the official packages are very reliable but occasionally you do get small mistakes like this creep into the repository. Also if you are using "unstable" repositories at this moment, I suggest you revert to "testing". |
xmms isnt dependent on kde and kde isnt on xmms, (with sarge anyway) so looks like a conflict. Yes, suggest you wait a few days. Downgrading from sid to etch could be quite a problem though, it would probably be easier to wait for the fix. Or file a bug. Try this, 'apt-cache depends xmms' then for kde and see what it says. If xmms isnt in there, then its a bug with something, or its removing a lib or something that it depends on. Check BTS though and see if there is something there. If you are using sid, it has been a bit screwy since sarges release with the new packages coming in.
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The "kde" meta-package isn't in fact necessary at all. You can install the "kde-core" meta-package instead, and you'll still get a fully working KDE. After that you can use Synaptic to pick individually any additional KDE applications that you want. If you're adamant that you don't want xmms, then you should check what other packages depend on or recommend the xmms package. When I view the depends list for xmms in aptitude, I can see that at least "superkaramba" and "kicker-applets" (for the KDE panel) depend on xmms, so you cannot install those packages without also installing xmms. :( Those very large meta-packages like "kde" are there for your convenience -- if you have lots of free disk space, you can install most of the packages you'll ever need in KDE with one simple command. But some users think that any extra packages are unwelcome "bloat" and for those users there's the "kde-core" package. :) |
Can't you just uninstall the meta-package :confused:
I think that when you uninstall the meta-package, KDE will not be removed (just the meta-package, but not the actual program packages). I'm almost positive that I have done this once. After you have uninstalled the meta-package you should be able to uninstall xmms. |
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:o the pachage name kde is misleading.....i thought i unstalled the whole KDE thing.....:o |
Yes, KDE will still work just as it should with it's meta package missing.
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