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[Synaptic-devel] How to remove package *without* it trying to upgrade de
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Andy Elvey |
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[Synaptic-devel] How to remove package *without* it trying to upgrade dependent packages |
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Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:29:07 -0400 |
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Hi all -
I've been using Synaptic for a while, and it's a *great* package! "Well
done" to the developers :-)
I do, however, have a problem. ( I'm running Mepis Linux, kernel 2.6.4,
Synaptic version 0.50 ) .
My problem is that I have gcc 3.4.1 installed, and I want to remove the other
(old) versions of gcc that are on the system ( I don't know why the old
versions are there - they came with the distro. Anyway ... )
When I marh gcc 3.3 for removal, and then click on "apply", Synaptic says
that it will remove gcc 3.3, *but* it *also* says that it will *upgrade* a
number of packages at the same time! Arrrrrgh ... :-))
All I want to do is *remove* gcc 3.3, ( and if necessary, *all* packages that
depend on it - there are only six or so ). I do *not* want Synaptic to try
to upgrade packages that depend on the package I'm removing! ( That
behaviour strikes me as bizarre .... :-)
So, is there any way of *forcing* Synaptic to remove gcc 3.3 and all of its
dependencies, so that it will not try to do any upgrades of the dependent
packages?
Very many thanks in advance - bye for now
- Andy
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