[ubuntu-studio-users] apt-get: Data wont be removed on purge and autoremove

[Friedrich Mosebach]

... einmal reicht ...


Am 20.12.2013 15:28, schrieb BA Huys:
> Not sure why autoremove is not working, but if you need a quick and
> dirty fix, you could manually delete them.  They're in
> /var/cache/apt/archives/
>
>
> On 12/20/2013 08:07 AM, Set Hallstrom wrote:
>> Hi!
>> Recently i had an issue with my graphics card. I fixed it, but then i
>> started investigating what caused my problem. And i remembered i had
>> installed a game, an fps called redeclipse. I have a rather abusive
>> teenage past with quake, so i quickly removed it to save myself :)
>>
>> This game seem to be using my Nvidia, so i thought i'd resintall it,
>> just to see if i could repeat the error. and the terminal tells me this:
>>
>> $ sudo apt-get install redeclipse
>> [sudo] password for set:
>> Reading package lists... Done
>> Building dependency tree
>> Reading state information... Done
>> The following extra packages will be installed:
>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse-data
>> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse redeclipse-data
>> 0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>> ----> *Need to get 0 B/656 MB of archives.* <---- ????????????????? 
>> After this operation, 772 MB of additional disk space will be used.
>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
>>
>> So i go yes, of course nothing is downloaded so it's really alot faster
>> than initial install.
>>
>> I check my drivers, all good. The game is not the problem.
>>
>> I remove it again, first with purge, and then autoremove to get rid of
>> those 700+ mb
>>
>> I get this on on purge:
>>
>> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>>   redeclipse*
>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>> After this operation, 4 625 kB disk space will be freed.
>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
>>
>> And then autoremove:
>>
>> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse-data
>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>> ---> *After this operation, 767 MB disk space will be freed.* <-- ?????
>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
>>
>> but i get suspicious so i check installation again:
>>
>> The following extra packages will be installed:
>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse-data
>> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse redeclipse-data
>> 0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>> Need to get 0 B/656 MB of archives.
>> ---> *After this operation, 772 MB of additional disk space will be
>> used.* <----
>>
>> SO my question is: how do i get rid of this data?
>>
>> Thankfull for an answer,
>>
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