dpkg --get-selections shows packages marked “deinstall”
Executing dpkg --get-selections shows packages with one of the markers install or deinstall.
Some packages I could remove completely with apt-get remove.
What does
deinstallmean?What can be done so that the packages marked
deinstallare not listed bydpkg --get-selectionsanymore?
apt software-installation dpkg
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Executing dpkg --get-selections shows packages with one of the markers install or deinstall.
Some packages I could remove completely with apt-get remove.
What does
deinstallmean?What can be done so that the packages marked
deinstallare not listed bydpkg --get-selectionsanymore?
apt software-installation dpkg
edited Jul 9 '14 at 20:40
Tim
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asked Jul 20 '12 at 13:42
user78225user78225
186123
add a comment |
Executing dpkg --get-selections shows packages with one of the markers install or deinstall.
Some packages I could remove completely with apt-get remove.
What does
deinstallmean?What can be done so that the packages marked
deinstallare not listed bydpkg --get-selectionsanymore?
apt software-installation dpkg
edited Jul 9 '14 at 20:40
Tim
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asked Jul 20 '12 at 13:42
user78225user78225
186123
Executing dpkg --get-selections shows packages with one of the markers install or deinstall.
Some packages I could remove completely with apt-get remove.
What does
deinstallmean?What can be done so that the packages marked
deinstallare not listed bydpkg --get-selectionsanymore?
apt software-installation dpkg
apt software-installation dpkg
edited Jul 9 '14 at 20:40
Tim
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asked Jul 20 '12 at 13:42
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186123
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What does "deinstall" mean?
From the manpage of dpkg this means
the package is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files).
You also asked
What can be done so that the packages marked "deinstall" are not listed by "dpkg --get-selections" anymore?
There are two ways you can do for not to be listed in the dpkg --get-selections command.
1. Unselect the packages for removal
You can unselect the packages, which are selected for removal. In this way, dpkg --get-selection will not show "deinstall" entry.
Look at this answer for the exact procedure to do this
2. You can actually do the selected task, i.e deinstall them
It is not recommended, If you have done a dpkg --clear-selections accidentally, which mark all packages as "deinstall" except the essentials one (Here, essentials doesn't mean You can have a system without any unnecessary software, essentials mean, You can only boot and have a very low-level linux system).
The command to do the desired task selected is:
sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
Hope this will answer your query.
For more information you can check these links.
- Ubuntu manual page for dpkg
- What do the various dpkg flags like mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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answered Jul 20 '12 at 14:13
AnwarAnwar
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You write "is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files)". Well, how did I ("we") select that? Is that what happens when I "apt-get remove ..."? And if so, why are they only "selected for de-installation", why are they not removed instantly when running "apt-get remove"?
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:42
You write that it is not recommended to dselect-upgrade. Is that only because, in the case that one has accidentally run --clear-selections, it goes to bare-bone. Or is it for other reasons as well? It seems sort of like an obvious thing to do, to de-install things that are selected for deinstallation :/ ??
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:45
I can't understand the answer either. I am reading the manual, but it's not clear either. For example, the package selection state "install" is described as "The package is selected for installation.". But I find the packages marked as 'install' have all already been installed in my system. What does it mean 'selected for installation'? (when it's already installed?)
– Chan Kim
Feb 27 at 7:27
add a comment |
The "sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade" answer did not work for me. To remove a single deinstalled package I used:
sudo apt-get --purge remove <package_name>
answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:29
JohnJohn
24122
add a comment |
If apt-get --purge fails to remove the package try the following:
Check the de-installed packages to make sure you really want to remove them.
dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1
If you are sure, execute dpkg --purge:
sudo dpkg --purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1`
edited Mar 1 at 9:05
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answered Jun 20 '14 at 16:07
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What does "deinstall" mean?
From the manpage of dpkg this means
the package is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files).
You also asked
What can be done so that the packages marked "deinstall" are not listed by "dpkg --get-selections" anymore?
There are two ways you can do for not to be listed in the dpkg --get-selections command.
1. Unselect the packages for removal
You can unselect the packages, which are selected for removal. In this way, dpkg --get-selection will not show "deinstall" entry.
Look at this answer for the exact procedure to do this
2. You can actually do the selected task, i.e deinstall them
It is not recommended, If you have done a dpkg --clear-selections accidentally, which mark all packages as "deinstall" except the essentials one (Here, essentials doesn't mean You can have a system without any unnecessary software, essentials mean, You can only boot and have a very low-level linux system).
The command to do the desired task selected is:
sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
Hope this will answer your query.
For more information you can check these links.
- Ubuntu manual page for dpkg
- What do the various dpkg flags like mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jul 20 '12 at 14:13
AnwarAnwar
57.2k22149255
2
You write "is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files)". Well, how did I ("we") select that? Is that what happens when I "apt-get remove ..."? And if so, why are they only "selected for de-installation", why are they not removed instantly when running "apt-get remove"?
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:42
You write that it is not recommended to dselect-upgrade. Is that only because, in the case that one has accidentally run --clear-selections, it goes to bare-bone. Or is it for other reasons as well? It seems sort of like an obvious thing to do, to de-install things that are selected for deinstallation :/ ??
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:45
I can't understand the answer either. I am reading the manual, but it's not clear either. For example, the package selection state "install" is described as "The package is selected for installation.". But I find the packages marked as 'install' have all already been installed in my system. What does it mean 'selected for installation'? (when it's already installed?)
– Chan Kim
Feb 27 at 7:27
add a comment |
What does "deinstall" mean?
From the manpage of dpkg this means
the package is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files).
You also asked
What can be done so that the packages marked "deinstall" are not listed by "dpkg --get-selections" anymore?
There are two ways you can do for not to be listed in the dpkg --get-selections command.
1. Unselect the packages for removal
You can unselect the packages, which are selected for removal. In this way, dpkg --get-selection will not show "deinstall" entry.
Look at this answer for the exact procedure to do this
2. You can actually do the selected task, i.e deinstall them
It is not recommended, If you have done a dpkg --clear-selections accidentally, which mark all packages as "deinstall" except the essentials one (Here, essentials doesn't mean You can have a system without any unnecessary software, essentials mean, You can only boot and have a very low-level linux system).
The command to do the desired task selected is:
sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
Hope this will answer your query.
For more information you can check these links.
- Ubuntu manual page for dpkg
- What do the various dpkg flags like mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jul 20 '12 at 14:13
AnwarAnwar
57.2k22149255
2
You write "is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files)". Well, how did I ("we") select that? Is that what happens when I "apt-get remove ..."? And if so, why are they only "selected for de-installation", why are they not removed instantly when running "apt-get remove"?
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:42
You write that it is not recommended to dselect-upgrade. Is that only because, in the case that one has accidentally run --clear-selections, it goes to bare-bone. Or is it for other reasons as well? It seems sort of like an obvious thing to do, to de-install things that are selected for deinstallation :/ ??
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:45
I can't understand the answer either. I am reading the manual, but it's not clear either. For example, the package selection state "install" is described as "The package is selected for installation.". But I find the packages marked as 'install' have all already been installed in my system. What does it mean 'selected for installation'? (when it's already installed?)
– Chan Kim
Feb 27 at 7:27
add a comment |
What does "deinstall" mean?
From the manpage of dpkg this means
the package is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files).
You also asked
What can be done so that the packages marked "deinstall" are not listed by "dpkg --get-selections" anymore?
There are two ways you can do for not to be listed in the dpkg --get-selections command.
1. Unselect the packages for removal
You can unselect the packages, which are selected for removal. In this way, dpkg --get-selection will not show "deinstall" entry.
Look at this answer for the exact procedure to do this
2. You can actually do the selected task, i.e deinstall them
It is not recommended, If you have done a dpkg --clear-selections accidentally, which mark all packages as "deinstall" except the essentials one (Here, essentials doesn't mean You can have a system without any unnecessary software, essentials mean, You can only boot and have a very low-level linux system).
The command to do the desired task selected is:
sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
Hope this will answer your query.
For more information you can check these links.
- Ubuntu manual page for dpkg
- What do the various dpkg flags like mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jul 20 '12 at 14:13
AnwarAnwar
57.2k22149255
What does "deinstall" mean?
From the manpage of dpkg this means
the package is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files).
You also asked
What can be done so that the packages marked "deinstall" are not listed by "dpkg --get-selections" anymore?
There are two ways you can do for not to be listed in the dpkg --get-selections command.
1. Unselect the packages for removal
You can unselect the packages, which are selected for removal. In this way, dpkg --get-selection will not show "deinstall" entry.
Look at this answer for the exact procedure to do this
2. You can actually do the selected task, i.e deinstall them
It is not recommended, If you have done a dpkg --clear-selections accidentally, which mark all packages as "deinstall" except the essentials one (Here, essentials doesn't mean You can have a system without any unnecessary software, essentials mean, You can only boot and have a very low-level linux system).
The command to do the desired task selected is:
sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
Hope this will answer your query.
For more information you can check these links.
- Ubuntu manual page for dpkg
- What do the various dpkg flags like mean?
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jul 20 '12 at 14:13
AnwarAnwar
57.2k22149255
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
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1
answered Jul 20 '12 at 14:13
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answered Jul 20 '12 at 14:13
AnwarAnwar
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answered Jul 20 '12 at 14:13
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You write "is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files)". Well, how did I ("we") select that? Is that what happens when I "apt-get remove ..."? And if so, why are they only "selected for de-installation", why are they not removed instantly when running "apt-get remove"?
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:42
You write that it is not recommended to dselect-upgrade. Is that only because, in the case that one has accidentally run --clear-selections, it goes to bare-bone. Or is it for other reasons as well? It seems sort of like an obvious thing to do, to de-install things that are selected for deinstallation :/ ??
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:45
I can't understand the answer either. I am reading the manual, but it's not clear either. For example, the package selection state "install" is described as "The package is selected for installation.". But I find the packages marked as 'install' have all already been installed in my system. What does it mean 'selected for installation'? (when it's already installed?)
– Chan Kim
Feb 27 at 7:27
add a comment |
2
You write "is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files)". Well, how did I ("we") select that? Is that what happens when I "apt-get remove ..."? And if so, why are they only "selected for de-installation", why are they not removed instantly when running "apt-get remove"?
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:42
You write that it is not recommended to dselect-upgrade. Is that only because, in the case that one has accidentally run --clear-selections, it goes to bare-bone. Or is it for other reasons as well? It seems sort of like an obvious thing to do, to de-install things that are selected for deinstallation :/ ??
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:45
I can't understand the answer either. I am reading the manual, but it's not clear either. For example, the package selection state "install" is described as "The package is selected for installation.". But I find the packages marked as 'install' have all already been installed in my system. What does it mean 'selected for installation'? (when it's already installed?)
– Chan Kim
Feb 27 at 7:27
2
2
You write "is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files)". Well, how did I ("we") select that? Is that what happens when I "apt-get remove ..."? And if so, why are they only "selected for de-installation", why are they not removed instantly when running "apt-get remove"?
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:42
You write "is selected for de-installation or removal (i.e. we want to remove all files, except configuration files)". Well, how did I ("we") select that? Is that what happens when I "apt-get remove ..."? And if so, why are they only "selected for de-installation", why are they not removed instantly when running "apt-get remove"?
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:42
You write that it is not recommended to dselect-upgrade. Is that only because, in the case that one has accidentally run --clear-selections, it goes to bare-bone. Or is it for other reasons as well? It seems sort of like an obvious thing to do, to de-install things that are selected for deinstallation :/ ??
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:45
You write that it is not recommended to dselect-upgrade. Is that only because, in the case that one has accidentally run --clear-selections, it goes to bare-bone. Or is it for other reasons as well? It seems sort of like an obvious thing to do, to de-install things that are selected for deinstallation :/ ??
– Mads Skjern
May 29 '15 at 12:45
I can't understand the answer either. I am reading the manual, but it's not clear either. For example, the package selection state "install" is described as "The package is selected for installation.". But I find the packages marked as 'install' have all already been installed in my system. What does it mean 'selected for installation'? (when it's already installed?)
– Chan Kim
Feb 27 at 7:27
I can't understand the answer either. I am reading the manual, but it's not clear either. For example, the package selection state "install" is described as "The package is selected for installation.". But I find the packages marked as 'install' have all already been installed in my system. What does it mean 'selected for installation'? (when it's already installed?)
– Chan Kim
Feb 27 at 7:27
add a comment |
The "sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade" answer did not work for me. To remove a single deinstalled package I used:
sudo apt-get --purge remove <package_name>
answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:29
JohnJohn
24122
add a comment |
The "sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade" answer did not work for me. To remove a single deinstalled package I used:
sudo apt-get --purge remove <package_name>
answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:29
JohnJohn
24122
add a comment |
The "sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade" answer did not work for me. To remove a single deinstalled package I used:
sudo apt-get --purge remove <package_name>
answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:29
JohnJohn
24122
The "sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade" answer did not work for me. To remove a single deinstalled package I used:
sudo apt-get --purge remove <package_name>
answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:29
JohnJohn
24122
answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:29
JohnJohn
24122
answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:29
JohnJohn
24122
answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:29
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24122
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add a comment |
If apt-get --purge fails to remove the package try the following:
Check the de-installed packages to make sure you really want to remove them.
dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1
If you are sure, execute dpkg --purge:
sudo dpkg --purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1`
edited Mar 1 at 9:05
Kevin Bowen
14.7k155970
answered Jun 20 '14 at 16:07
Allyl IsocyanateAllyl Isocyanate
23638
add a comment |
If apt-get --purge fails to remove the package try the following:
Check the de-installed packages to make sure you really want to remove them.
dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1
If you are sure, execute dpkg --purge:
sudo dpkg --purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1`
edited Mar 1 at 9:05
Kevin Bowen
14.7k155970
answered Jun 20 '14 at 16:07
Allyl IsocyanateAllyl Isocyanate
23638
add a comment |
If apt-get --purge fails to remove the package try the following:
Check the de-installed packages to make sure you really want to remove them.
dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1
If you are sure, execute dpkg --purge:
sudo dpkg --purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1`
edited Mar 1 at 9:05
Kevin Bowen
14.7k155970
answered Jun 20 '14 at 16:07
Allyl IsocyanateAllyl Isocyanate
23638
If apt-get --purge fails to remove the package try the following:
Check the de-installed packages to make sure you really want to remove them.
dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1
If you are sure, execute dpkg --purge:
sudo dpkg --purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1`
edited Mar 1 at 9:05
Kevin Bowen
14.7k155970
answered Jun 20 '14 at 16:07
Allyl IsocyanateAllyl Isocyanate
23638
edited Mar 1 at 9:05
Kevin Bowen
14.7k155970
edited Mar 1 at 9:05
Kevin Bowen
14.7k155970
edited Mar 1 at 9:05
Kevin Bowen
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14.7k155970
answered Jun 20 '14 at 16:07
Allyl IsocyanateAllyl Isocyanate
23638
answered Jun 20 '14 at 16:07
Allyl IsocyanateAllyl Isocyanate
23638
answered Jun 20 '14 at 16:07
Allyl IsocyanateAllyl Isocyanate
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