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apt-get wants to autoremove a lot of packages that came with gnome-desktop-environmen

Hello, I installed gnome-desktop environment, but I've decided to remove Evolution. I open up a root terminal, and I type: "apt-get remove evolution"

In response, I get:

Quote:

The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
python-crypto python-tagpy evolution-common geoclue-localnet libepc-ui-1.0-2
python-pyasn1 geoclue python-twisted-core evolution-webcal espeak ekiga
python-opengl python-gst0.10 gcalctool freedesktop-sound-theme
telepathy-salut gnuchess-book gnome-nettool gnome-games-extra-data
libepc-1.0-2 libgail-gnome-module baobab libtelepathy-glib0 libportaudio2
python-zope.interface libsrtp0 libgnome-mag2 tcptraceroute gucharmap
python-clientform libdiscid0 gnome-games cheese gnome-session-canberra
python-twisted-web gnome-cards-data totem-plugins gnome-mag
gnome-screensaver libgstfarsight0.10-0 gnome-screenshot python-gdata
xdg-user-dirs-gtk gtk2-engines-pixbuf cheese-common python-gtkglext1
gnome-themes seahorse remmina-plugin-rdp empathy libgtkhtml-editor0
totem-common gvfs-bin python-mechanize seahorse-plugins libgeoclue0
remmina-plugin-vnc xdg-user-dirs python-utidylib gnome-user-share
nautilus-sendto-empathy libgalago3 libtelepathy-farsight0 totem-coherence
dasher python-configobj guile-1.8-libs libevolution python-serial
python-beautifulsoup libopal3.6.8 python-pam python-openssl libgssdp-1.0-2
libcryptui0 libbrlapi0.5 libgdu-gtk0 libtidy-0.99-0 remmina-plugin-data
gnome-orca python-pyatspi gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gtk2-engines eog
gnome-disk-utility liblouis2 gnome-backgrounds dasher-data gok python-brlapi
gnome-search-tool espeak-data geoclue-manual python-twisted-conch
libfreerdp-plugins-standard geoclue-hostip python-louie bogofilter-bdb
python-feedparser python-louis vino mousetweaks python-nevow bogofilter
gnome-games-data telepathy-mission-control-5 python-pysqlite2
libapache2-mod-dnssd libclutter-gtk-0.10-0 evolution-plugins libespeak1
telepathy-gabble python-epsilon libgdata7 libchamplain-0.4-0
libgnome-speech7 libchamplain-gtk-0.4-0 libepc-common gstreamer0.10-nice
python-axiom libgtkhtml-editor-common python-bugbuddy libpt2.6.7
python-coherence python-gdbm libgupnp-1.0-3 libcheese-gtk18 dmz-cursor-theme
python-evolution libcolorblind0 python-pkg-resources gnome-system-tools
hamster-applet gnuchess libgsl0ldbl libfreerdp0 libnice0 totem
bogofilter-common gnome-accessibility-themes liblouis-data libavahi-ui0
geoclue-yahoo libgtkglext1 libnet1 python-twisted-bin gstreamer0.10-tools
freeglut3 libgupnp-igd-1.0-3 python-httplib2 gnome-system-log
libgtkhtml3.14-19 libspeexdsp1 nautilus-sendto python-rdflib
libboost-python1.42.0 remmina libgdata-common empathy-common sound-juicer
libmusicbrainz3-6
U kunt deze verwijderen via 'apt-get autoremove'.
De volgende pakketten zullen VERWIJDERD worden:
evolution gnome-accessibility gnome-core gnome-desktop-environment
0 pakketten opgewaardeerd, 0 pakketten nieuw geïnstalleerd, 4 te verwijderen en 77 niet opgewaardeerd.
Door deze operatie zal er 4841 kB schijfruimte vrijkomen.
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Afbreken.

Why does it want to remove all that? I remember having done something like this in the past, and Gnome was completely sheared of all kinds of useful components.

Because removing evolution removes the gnome metapackage that depends on it.
Since that big list of packages are all marked as Auto-installed and no longer have anything that depends on them (again, that gnome metapackage that was removed) they are now set for automatic removal. :)

If it removes some of the gnome components, then you can install them again.

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install gnome

It will update the gnome desktop environment.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Satyaveer Arya (Post 4651285)

If it removes some of the gnome components, then you can install them again.

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install gnome

It will update the gnome desktop environment.

1) Why would he want to mess with reinstall Gnome. Fix it so nothing else gets removed.
2) I really wish people would stop with the 'sudo', since it is not enabled by default in Debian. Personally I have never setup sudo, nor do I know anyone that has used Debian for any length of time that uses it.

Debian User Forums • View topic - Aptitude wants to remove all of gnome - http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=39045&f=10

Disable autoremove create /etc/apt/apt.conf and add:
// auto-remove breaks on meta packages
APT::Get::AutomaticRemove "0";
APT::Get::HideAutoRemove "1";

// Recommends are as of now still abused in many packages
APT::Install-Recommends "0";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
Debug::pkgAutoRemove "0";

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigevil (Post 4651299)

.... Personally I have never setup sudo, nor do I know anyone that has used Debian for any length of time that uses it...

Neither do I , i think lots of people presume that cos Ubuntu is Debian based, there are similarities but the son is getting way alway from his father !!

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigevil (Post 4651299)

Code:

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Disable autoremove create /etc/apt/apt.conf and add:

// auto-remove breaks on meta packages

APT::Get::AutomaticRemove "0";

APT::Get::HideAutoRemove "1";



// Recommends are as of now still abused in many packages

APT::Install-Recommends "0";

APT::Install-Suggests "0";

Debug::pkgAutoRemove "0";

Those can be boolean too, true/false.

Regards

we really dont know what distro is in question here.

I aborted the apt-get autoremove, nothing has been uninstalled. Thanks for your answers.