__package_apt: Mark already installed packages as manual #781
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...if they were automatically installed as a dependency of another package. This prevents these pacakges from being uninstalled by `apt-get autoremove`.
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Hi @sideeffect42, Can you elaborate on what problem this solves for you? At first sight, it seems like an anti-feature. Cheers |
Never mind. Read through the code again after coffee and it off course makes sense. +1 |
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...if they were automatically installed as a dependency of another package. This prevents these pacakges from being uninstalled by `apt-get autoremove`. See: #781
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Thanks, merged. |
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...if they were automatically installed as a dependency of another package. This prevents these pacakges from being uninstalled by `apt-get autoremove`. See: ungleich/cdist#781
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This PR extends the
__package_apttype to mark requested packages that were automatically installed e.g. as a dependency for some other package as manually installed.This prevents these packages from being uninstalled by
apt-get autoremoveshould e.g. the reverse dependency be removed or install recommends be disabled.