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quaaack

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Registered: 2007-07-06

Posts: 17

Pacman and dependencies

How does pacman handle dependencies?  Eg. If you remove a package does it check for dependencies, then if other packages need them, then remove them? 

Note - I havn't downloaded the iso yet and I'm still debating whether I should.

Thanks

Last edited by quaaack (2007-07-06 04:52:24)

drakosha

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Registered: 2006-01-03

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Re: Pacman and dependencies

from: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

"To remove all of the packages dependencies which aren't used by any other installed package:

pacman -Rs package_name
"

quaaack

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Registered: 2007-07-06

Posts: 17

Re: Pacman and dependencies

Neat, thanks.