CrunchBang Linux

ajclarkson

New Member

Registered: 2009-02-20

Posts: 7

Crunchbang advises using autoremove for all important packages!

I couldn't really think of a great title, so here is an explanation of my problem:

I have just recently started using #! on my EEE and my desktop, and I think its great, however on my Desktop (using 8.04 lite) every time I install a package I get faced with the following suggestion for auto-removing:

ajc@DeepThought:~$ sudo apt-get install gcalctool
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libfreebob0 parcellite xfprint4 libwildmidi0 libusplash0 mirage
  gnome-nettool scim-modules-table unrar xcompmgr python-notify numlockx
  xfonts-scalable pypanel guidance-backends libsoundtouch1c2 doc-base
  tablaunch network-manager zenity gdebi libwxgtk2.6-0 xfce4-xkb-plugin
  fortunes-min crunchbang-look unzip gparted gnome-screensaver
  libgtksourceview1.0-0 libdvdcss2 gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse
  libjack0 xfce4-verve-plugin libnm-util0 gedit xfce4-panel libtagc0
  python-gtksourceview2 obconf xfce4-taskmanager xfce4-mailwatch-plugin screen
  scim-tables-additional libapm1 libopenspc0 dc remastersys crunchbang-theme
  thunar-volman xdotool whois gdebi-core xfce4-notes-plugin
  scim-modules-socket gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse
  crunchbang-gdm-theme scim fortune-mod orage python2.4-minimal python2.4
  libscim8c2a transset-df python-exo xfce4-appfinder libdvbpsi4
  icedtea-gcjwebplugin gedit-plugins toshset network-manager-gnome
  xfce4-battery-plugin libxosd2 tango-icon-theme-common apmd tango-icon-theme
  jockey-common xfonts-75dpi scim-gtk2-immodule gedit-common gnome-utils
  libdmx1 cowsay libvlc0 finger firefox gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg laptop-mode-tools
  dhcdbd xfce4-weather-plugin xfce4-netload-plugin thunar-archive-plugin
  gstreamer0.10-pitfdll transset libexempi3 gtk2-engines libgnomeprint2.2-data
  libgtksourceview2.0-common vlc-nox gdm libgtksourceview2.0-0 wmctrl thunar
  tango-icon-theme-extras xfce4-screenshooter-plugin giblib1 libwxbase2.6-0
  language-selector alsa-utils libgtksourceview-common xfce4-systemload-plugin
  thunar-media-tags-plugin firefox-gnome-support xfce4-dict-plugin im-switch
  rpl xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-cpugraph-plugin gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad
  libiso9660-5 flashplugin-nonfree thunar-data xfonts-100dpi acpi-support
  xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin vlc xfdesktop4 vim-full libcdaudio1
  firefox-3.0-gnome-support obmenu synaptic usplash-theme-crunchbang
  smartdimmer zip alsa-base conky libnl1 dmz-cursor-theme
  language-selector-common xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin libgucharmap6 jockey-gtk
  xorg vlc-plugin-pulse xfce4-utils libmodplug0c2 libgmyth0
  xfce4-governor-plugin xfce4-mixer-alsa linux-sound-base libtar
  xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support xfce4-mount-plugin scrot python-xlib
  thunar-thumbnailers xfce4-session python-gnome2-desktop
  crunchbang-wallpapers htop gmrun libgnomeprint2.2-0 libvcdinfo0
  xfce4-places-plugin libebml0 xfdesktop4-data xfce4-mixer
  xfce4-clipman-plugin libsndfile1 libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libmatroska0
  libgnomeprintui2.2-common file-roller libmms0 usplash libthunar-vfs-1-2
  libiptcdata0 xfce4-mcs-plugins-extra lftp libsdl-image1.2
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed
  gcalctool
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 158 not upgraded.

which is clearly not right at all, as that is a nice selection of crucial packages on my system. I could just keep ignoring this as I have been, but it is getting a bit annoying now, any ideas how to stop this from happening?

Thanks

Adam

corenominal

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From: Lincoln, UK

Registered: 2008-11-20

Posts: 5,081

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Re: Crunchbang advises using autoremove for all important packages!

Hello Adam

This is a known issue with the 8.04.xx releases and is something which has been fixed for the 8.10.xx releases. I will look into providing a fix.

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ajclarkson

New Member

Registered: 2009-02-20

Posts: 7

Re: Crunchbang advises using autoremove for all important packages!

Thanks, that would be really good - great work on #! fantastic distro!