Here is an askubuntu post on complete disabling autoremove if you want that: https://askubuntu.com/questions/555568/how-can-i-disable-apt-get-autoremove Dirk -- http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | edd at debian.org
G?ran,
Got it now (thanks to a slower/later than usual commute) -- see 'man
apt' which has
autoremove (apt-get(8))
autoremove is used to remove packages that were automatically
installed to satisfy
dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed as
dependencies changed or
the package(s) needing them were removed in the meantime.
You should check that the list does not include applications you have
grown to like even
though they were once installed just as a dependency of another
package. You can mark such
a package as manually installed by using apt-mark(8). Packages which
you have installed
explicitly via install are also never proposed for automatic removal.
leading 'man apt-mark' with the details and commands. The actual file
is
/var/lib/apt/extended_states
Status list of auto-installed packages. Configuration Item:
Dir::State::extended_states.
and you can switch the state of auto-installed Suggests: or Recommended:
packages (like r-cran-littler et al in your case) to 'manual' which will
prevent any auto-removal.
Hope this helps, and thanks for bringing this up - had been meaning to look
around for this myself.
Cheers, Dirk
--
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Dirk, thanks a lot. Best, G?ran On 2018-08-01 16:24, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:> > G?ran, > > Got it now (thanks to a slower/later than usual commute) -- see 'man apt' which has > > autoremove (apt-get(8)) > autoremove is used to remove packages that were automatically installed to satisfy > dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed as dependencies changed or > the package(s) needing them were removed in the meantime. > > You should check that the list does not include applications you have grown to like even > though they were once installed just as a dependency of another package. You can mark such > a package as manually installed by using apt-mark(8). Packages which you have installed > explicitly via install are also never proposed for automatic removal. > > leading 'man apt-mark' with the details and commands. The actual file is > > /var/lib/apt/extended_states > Status list of auto-installed packages. Configuration Item: Dir::State::extended_states. > > and you can switch the state of auto-installed Suggests: or Recommended: > packages (like r-cran-littler et al in your case) to 'manual' which will > prevent any auto-removal. > > Hope this helps, and thanks for bringing this up - had been meaning to look > around for this myself. > > Cheers, Dirk >