Correct use of apt-get remove/purge/autoremove

[scott]

On 03/17/2011 02:09 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Le 17/03/2011 03:44, NoOp a écrit :
>> On 03/16/2011 01:18 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm currently trying to get a firmer grasp on package management.
>>
>> These might be worth reading&  bookmarking:
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/
>>    https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/index.html
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community
>>   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromLinux
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions
>>   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoftwareManagement
>>    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto
>> http://manpages.ubuntu.com/
>>    http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/maverick/en/man8/apt-get.8.html
>>
>> Sorry, not trying to RTFM you, just want to point out that there are
>> considerable resources&  documentation regarding Ubuntu&  I figure that
>> the links are also useful for other newcomers to Ubuntu as well.
>>
>>
>
> Thanks for the links, duly noted. I could also try reading "Ubuntu 
> efficace", written by Lionel Dricot, Mark Shuttleworth and... myself 
> ("Kiki Novak" is my pen name, as in my mail address) :
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5rghhce
>
> I could also try to dig deeper and read my own 530 pages book about 
> UNIX fundamentals :
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6bscb26
>
> But you're right. Though I'm running an IT business specialized on 
> GNU/Linux and FOSS since the days of Slackware 7.1 (around 2001), I 
> still feel like a newcomer every day. Especially after reading your 
> post :o)
>
> Cheers from the sunny South of France,
>
> Niki
>
>
I love the vagaries of *nix.