[plug] how do I remove certain packages

Sat Jan 7 16:17:41 WST 2006

Jon Miller wrote:

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 > <DIV>I want to remove the older version of mysql-server form my 
system, if I do
 > a #apt-get remove mysql-common apt-get want to remove the 
following:</DIV>
 > <DIV>The following packages will be REMOVED:<BR>  
libapache-mod-auth-mysql
 > libapache2-mod-auth-mysql libdbd-mysql-perl<BR>  libmysqlclient10
 > libmysqlclient12 libmysqlclient14 mysql-client mysql-common<BR>  
php4-mysql
 > phpmyadmin postfix-mysql<BR></DIV>
 > <DIV>The problem is I need libapache2-mod-auth-mysql, libmysqlclient14,
 > php4-mysql and postfix-mysql.</DIV>
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 > <DIV>Thanks</DIV>
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Please stop your mail client from attaching this crap.

> I want to remove the older version of mysql-server form my system, if I do a #apt-get
 > remove mysql-common apt-get want to remove the following:
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   libapache-mod-auth-mysql libapache2-mod-auth-mysql libdbd-mysql-perl
>   libmysqlclient10 libmysqlclient12 libmysqlclient14 mysql-client mysql-common
>   php4-mysql phpmyadmin postfix-mysql
> 
> The problem is I need libapache2-mod-auth-mysql, libmysqlclient14, php4-mysql and postfix-mysql.

Why are you trying to remove mysql-common if you only need to remove the 
MySQL server? MySQL-common is, as the name would imply, required for 
both the server and client packages.

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Craig Ringer