From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf14.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.214]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CDujr-0004p4-00 for ; Sat, 02 Oct 2004 21:00:35 -0400 Received: from mxip03.cluster1.charter.net (mxip03a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.133]) by mxsf14.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i930xsjQ024999 for ; Sat, 2 Oct 2004 20:59:54 -0400 Received: from c66.168.18.246.mad.wi.charter.com (HELO maranatha.cah) (66.168.18.246) by mxip03.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 02 Oct 2004 20:59:54 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.85,119,1094443200"; d="scan'208"; a="322228750:sNHT61292504" Received: from chomiak (helo=localhost) by maranatha.cah with local-esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CDun0-0000K4-00 for ; Sat, 02 Oct 2004 20:03:50 -0500 Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 20:03:50 -0500 (CDT) From: Cheryl Homiak To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20041002223034.GA3208@luke-laptop.yelavich.home> Message-ID: References: <20041002215322.GI3905@rednote.net> <20041002223034.GA3208@luke-laptop.yelavich.home> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: Debian Uninstall Question X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 01:00:40 -0000 I could be wrong about this, but I recall (at least in unstable0 that x-window-system is just a virtual package, and once you have all your X installed, removing it really doesn't do anything. the reason I think this is because I was trying to get rid of xdm I didn't know if I could do it because apt threatened to uninstall x-window-system along with xdm. However, somebody told me this was just a virtual package; I went ahead and did it and didn't lose any of my X system. In fact, I just reinstalled recently and had to do the same thing. As a test just now, I checked with the -u option what would happen if I reinstalled xdm and i was told x-window-system would also be installed. but my x is up and running, so it appears that my theory about this may be right. I'm not sure if this is the case with most meta-packages; at least in this case, the meta-package seems to function for installation but perhaps not for removal. -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."