(SOLVED) [Jessie] System keeping - how to undo package break of xfce4

makh · 2017-11-11 07:27:53

Hi

I made a mistake trying to make my OS smaller. So I removed a few packages from the dependencies of meta package xfce4. But now I am getting this dependency issue, even though I reinstalled the earlier removed packages:

Calculating upgrade... The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  hddtemp libxfcegui4-4 ristretto xfce4-artwork xfce4-battery-plugin
  xfce4-clipman xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-cpufreq-plugin
  xfce4-cpugraph-plugin xfce4-datetime-plugin xfce4-dict xfce4-diskperf-plugin
  xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin xfce4-mailwatch-plugin
  xfce4-mount-plugin xfce4-netload-plugin xfce4-notes xfce4-notes-plugin
  xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin xfce4-screenshooter
  xfce4-sensors-plugin xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin xfce4-systemload-plugin
  xfce4-taskmanager xfce4-timer-plugin xfce4-verve-plugin xfce4-wavelan-plugin
  xfce4-weather-plugin xfce4-xkb-plugin
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.

But I want to keep these packages. ... Kindly guide.

Thankyou.

Last edited by makh (2017-11-13 11:51:10)

golinux · 2017-11-11 08:02:24

1. Reinstall the meta package and you 'should' get everything back.

2. Reinstall xfce without the meta package and just add the pkgs you want.

makh · 2017-11-12 04:48:54

Hi

cat /var/log/apt/history.log
My try:

Start-Date: 2017-11-07  21:00:37
Commandline: apt remove hplip hplip-data quodlibet xfburn xsane xsane-common
Remove: hplip:amd64 (3.14.6-1+deb8u1), xfburn:amd64 (0.5.2-1), xsane-common:amd64 (0.998-6), printer-driver-postscript-hp:amd64 (3.14.6-1+deb8u1), xsane:amd64 (0.998-6+b1), quodlibet:amd64 (3.2.2-1), hplip-data:amd64 (3.14.6-1+deb8u1), xfce4-goodies:amd64 (4.10)
End-Date: 2017-11-07  21:00:51

Start-Date: 2017-11-07  21:07:02
Commandline: apt install hplip hplip-data quodlibet xfburn xsane xsane-common
Install: hplip:amd64 (3.14.6-1+deb8u1), xfburn:amd64 (0.5.2-1), xsane-common:amd64 (0.998-6), printer-driver-postscript-hp:amd64 (3.14.6-1+deb8u1, automatic), xsane:amd64 (0.998-6+b1), quodlibet:amd64 (3.2.2-1), hplip-data:amd64 (3.14.6-1+deb8u1)
End-Date: 2017-11-07  21:07:12

Start-Date: 2017-11-11  23:39:37
Commandline: apt-get install --reinstall xfce4
Reinstall: xfce4:amd64 (4.10.1)
End-Date: 2017-11-11  23:39:40

Start-Date: 2017-11-12  09:43:56
Commandline: apt-get install --reinstall xfce4 hplip hplip-data quodlibet xfburn xsane xsane-common
Reinstall: hplip:amd64 (3.14.6-1+deb8u1), xfburn:amd64 (0.5.2-1), xsane-common:amd64 (0.998-6), xfce4:amd64 (4.10.1), xsane:amd64 (0.998-6+b1), quodlibet:amd64 (3.2.2-1), hplip-data:amd64 (3.14.6-1+deb8u1)
End-Date: 2017-11-12  09:44:08

But still I get:

# apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  hddtemp libxfcegui4-4 ristretto xfce4-artwork xfce4-battery-plugin
  xfce4-clipman xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-cpufreq-plugin
  xfce4-cpugraph-plugin xfce4-datetime-plugin xfce4-dict xfce4-diskperf-plugin
  xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin xfce4-mailwatch-plugin
  xfce4-mount-plugin xfce4-netload-plugin xfce4-notes xfce4-notes-plugin
  xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin xfce4-screenshooter
  xfce4-sensors-plugin xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin xfce4-systemload-plugin
  xfce4-taskmanager xfce4-timer-plugin xfce4-verve-plugin xfce4-wavelan-plugin
  xfce4-weather-plugin xfce4-xkb-plugin

fsmithred · 2017-11-12 12:28:58

apt-get install hddtemp libxfcegui4-4 ristretto xfce4-artwork xfce4-battery-plugin...

and any other packages from the autoremoval list that you want to keep. They will then be marked as manually installed.

makh · 2017-11-13 11:50:44

Thankyou Sir!

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#1 2017-11-11 07:27:53

(SOLVED) [Jessie] System keeping - how to undo package break of xfce4

#2 2017-11-11 08:02:24

Re: (SOLVED) [Jessie] System keeping - how to undo package break of xfce4

#3 2017-11-12 04:48:54

Re: (SOLVED) [Jessie] System keeping - how to undo package break of xfce4

#4 2017-11-12 12:28:58

Re: (SOLVED) [Jessie] System keeping - how to undo package break of xfce4

#5 2017-11-13 11:50:44

Re: (SOLVED) [Jessie] System keeping - how to undo package break of xfce4

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