Anno domini 2020 Wed, 5 Aug 09:34:23 +0200 Stefan Krusche scripsit: > Dear Michael, > > Am Mittwoch 05 August 2020 schrieb Michael: > > So, uhm, what am I missing here? TDE isn’t really dependent on a > > laptop daemon, right? My desktop does not need that package, right? > > you're using apt-get, so I'm assuming you are on a debian-based system. > > This command tells you the dependencies which caused a package to be > installed: > > $ aptitude why klaptopdaemon-trinity > i desktop-base-trinity Suggests tde-trinity > p tde-trinity Depends tdeutils-trinity (>= 4:14.0.0~) > p tdeutils-trinity Depends klaptopdaemon-trinity (>= 4:14.0.8-0debian8.0.0+0) > > tdeutils-trinity is a meta-package which gets removed because it > depends on klaptopdaemon-trinity. > > This command tells you the dependencies of a package: > > $ aptitude search "?reverse-depends(tdeutils-trinity)" > i ark-trinity - graphical archiving tool for Trinity > i kcalc-trinity - calculator for Trinity > p kcharselect-trinity - character selector for Trinity > i kdf-trinity - disk space utility for Trinity > i kedit-trinity - basic text editor for Trinity > p kfloppy-trinity - floppy formatter for TDE > i kgpg-trinity - GnuPG frontend for Trinity > i khexedit-trinity - Trinity hex editor > p kjots-trinity - note taking utility for Trinity > p klaptopdaemon-trinity - battery monitoring and management for laptops using > p kmilo-trinity - laptop special keys support for Trinity > i kregexpeditor-trinity - graphical regular expression editor plugin for Trini > p ksim-trinity - system information monitor for Trinity > p ktimer-trinity - timer utility for Trinity > p superkaramba-trinity - a program based on karamba improving the eyecandy of > p tdelibs-trinity-dbg - debugging symbols for tdelibs > p tdelibs14-trinity-dev - development files for the TDE core libraries > p tdelirc-trinity - infrared control for Trinity > i tdessh-trinity - ssh frontend for Trinity > i tdewalletmanager-trinity - wallet manager for Trinity > > > What’s the proper command to remove it? > > I don't know how to do it with apt-get, maybe someone else does in case > it is possible. > > Generally, you need to remove the meta-package tdeutils-trinity which > depends on klaptopdaemon-trinity and keep the other packages on which > tdeutils-trinity depends to only remove klaptopdaemon-trinity. > > I think there are different ways to achieve that. One I prefer to go > in such cases utilises aptitude. With this tool you can interactively > resolve the dependencies. > > Or, you can mark all packages on which tdeutils-trinity depends and which > you want to keep as manually installed and then remove tdeutils-trinity > and klaptopdaemon-trinity. For the curious: # apt-mark manual .... Maybe it would be a good idea for metapackages to ste the parent metapackagew as "optional"? Nik > > HTH > > Kind regards, > Stefan > > > > michael@local [~/data/trash]# apt-get purge --dry-run > > klaptopdaemon-trinity NOTE: This is only a simulation! > > apt-get needs root privileges for real execution. > > Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated, > > so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation! > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... Done > > The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer > > required: > > etc. > > > Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them. > > > The following packages will be REMOVED: > > klaptopdaemon-trinity* tde-trinity* tdeutils-trinity* > > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > Purg tde-trinity [4:14.0.8-0debian10.0.0+0] > > Purg tdeutils-trinity [4:14.0.8-0debian10.0.0+0] > > Purg klaptopdaemon-trinity [4:14.0.8-0debian10.0.0+0] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ > Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
