[plug] Debian Package Management

[Onno Benschop]

So, how are you supposed to deal with the following scenario:

    apt-get install a
    => a requires b and c, so they get installed

    apt-get --purge remove a
    => a gets removed, but b and c are still lying around



Or:

    apt-get install a
    => a requires b and c, so they get installed

    apt-get install d
    => d requires b, which is already installed

    apt-get --purge remove a
    => a gets removed, but c is still lying around

    apt-get --purge remove d
    => d gets removed, but b is still lying around and was installed
    because of a, not d



How do you keep sane and not have all this stuff lying around?



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