tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post5152800749839782113..comments2024-03-05T10:47:39.661-06:00Comments on Thoughts on Technology: HOWTO: Create a Debian Meta PackageAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-22480841490415739342011-09-03T14:14:09.580-05:002011-09-03T14:14:09.580-05:00You can use the "equivs" package to do t...You can use the "equivs" package to do this cleaner.lambyhttp://chris-lamb.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-48751245427709284502011-08-27T09:24:03.068-05:002011-08-27T09:24:03.068-05:00The rest of the other packages will stay installed...The rest of the other packages will stay installed, but an "apt-get autoremove" will remove them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-2592130614244700872011-08-27T03:27:43.434-05:002011-08-27T03:27:43.434-05:00Really usefull how to, thanks!
@ Iza: Correct me ...Really usefull how to, thanks!<br /><br />@ Iza: Correct me if I'm wrong, but even if the metapackage gets unninstalled when you unninstall any of its dependencies, doesn't the rest of packages (individuals) remain installed? I think you mean the metapackage appears as unninstalled (since not all its components are installed) but that doesn't automatically unninstall the rest of the real individual packages.<br /><br />eg: I install the metapackage ubuntu-restricted-extras, but then I remove flash-nonfree. ubuntu-restricted-extras is then removed but other packages depending on it like pluggins-bad, pluggins-ugly... etc are still installed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-90668186664707695192011-08-26T15:47:49.219-05:002011-08-26T15:47:49.219-05:00Problem i have with metapackage is when i need to ...Problem i have with metapackage is when i need to purge a single package that is in a metapackage group it will drag down whole packages that in same metapackage.<br /><br />E.g IIRC when i want to remove epiphany or totem in gnome.Izanoreply@blogger.com