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woodland_56
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problem with aptitude

#1 Post by woodland_56 »

Hi

I am new here. I have noticed one problem with aptitude. When I install package 'vlc' , total 23 packages are installed. But when I purge 'vlc' using aptitude
only 22 packages are purged. There is this package 'ttf-freefont' which is kept back by the aptitude, though 'apt-cache show vlc' shows that 'vlc' depends on 'ttf-freefont'. which means aptitude should have automatically purged 'ttf-freefont' when i 'aptitude purge vlc'. i have already posted this problem here

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions ... p?t=446108

so i dont know whats problem here. is this some kind of bug in aptitude.

regards
w

Amaranatha
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#2 Post by Amaranatha »

Maybe another package is depending on it?

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apt-cache showpkg ttf-freefont
and look in Reverse Depends.

woodland_56
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#3 Post by woodland_56 »

but if any already installed package depended on 'ttf-freefont' then
wouldnt it be installed with that particular package. i dont understand this.
and i checked your command. the packages shown; none of them are installed on my pc.

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