[bt-devel] RFC: Remove modules installed by the native package manager

[Frank]

Sveinung Kvilhaugsvik wrote:
>> No.  My assumption was that if they were installed automatically, it was the
>> program package called for them to be installed.  (I use Kubuntu...  :@) )
>>     
> In these patches, if another package requires the module it won't be
> removed. (The situation on Ubuntu is that the modules are recommended,
> not required, so there they will be removed)
>
>   
>> Ah.  Good to know.  I was just checking as I've had Apt's database corrupted
>> a few times and it's hard to fix, especially for a newbie.
>>     
> Actually this patch slightly decreases the chance of corrupting the
> package manager's database. :) Today, if you run Bibletime as a user
> that's permitted to remove modules the package manager installed and
> ask BibleTime to remove it BibleTime will remove it without talking to
> the package manager's database. (I don't think many run BibleTime this
> way, so I don't think it's a big problem) With these patches,
> PackageKit enabled and usable BibleTime will first ask PackageKit
> (that asks the package manager) if the module is packaged and if it is
> it won't try to remove it itself but instead remove it via PackageKit
> (that asks the package manager to do it).
>
> Sincerly
> Sveinung
Thanks, Sveinung!

So it's working *with* the package manager rather than *around* it.

Sorry for the noise...  my lack of knowledge rather than a real 
problem!  :@)

-- 
Blessings

Frank


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