<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Charlie Kravetz <<a href="mailto:cjk@teamcharliesangels.com">cjk@teamcharliesangels.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:00:26 -0500 "Alex Katebi" <<a href="mailto:alex.katebi@gmail.com">alex.katebi@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > Hi, > > What is the difference between apt-get purge, clean, and remove? > Why when I try to remove a single package, apt removes a boat load of > other packages but not the one I asked for. > What am I doing wrong. I had done "apt-get install libreadline5-dev" > then I did "apt-get purge libreadline5-dev". It removed many other > packages for 30 minutes but not the libreadline5. Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > -Alex Katebi If you install "apt-dpkg-ref" package, it is a reference sheet that tells you all the options and explains what they do. I have used it for about three years now. If you print it, it is about 4 pages Good luck, -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [<a href="http://counter.li.org/" target="_blank">http://counter.li.org/</a>] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [<a href="http://keepingdreams.com" target="_blank">http://keepingdreams.com</a>] Hey I welcomed that info myself, but tell me what I did wrong. I tried it as is and with sudo and got same reply</blockquote>allen@allen-desktop:~$ apt-dpkg-ref bash: apt-dpkg-ref: command not found allen@allen-desktop:~$ sudo apt-dpkg-ref [sudo] password for allen: sudo: apt-dpkg-ref: command not found allen@allen-desktop:~$ </div> -- Allen Meyers <a href="mailto:texas.chef94@gmail.com">texas.chef94@gmail.com</a> The ability to comfortably use a computer is directly proportional to desire to listen, learn, and experiment, and is inversely proportional to the fear, anger, and stubbornness that you show.