15 Jul
2019
15 Jul
'19
3:15 a.m.
On Sunday 14 July 2019 20:02:27 Felix Miata wrote:
Mike Bird composed on 2019-07-14 19:28 (UTC-0700):
I generally install from saved packages (rather than waiting for downloads, or
worrying about why servers are down, etc.); so there *is* a way, sort of, but
I don't see how it could be adapted to work for you ... because, because ...
When I install, I use the command
sudo dpkg -i -E -G /media/<location>/*.deb
but I want to install all packages in a selected folder.
To purge, the reverse ought to work, of course, at least in theory:
sudo dpkg --purge /media/<location>/*.deb
but you need some way to limit the choices available, without listing all 125
pkgs.
Bill
Felix Miata wrote:
# dpkg -l | grep '^rc' | wc -l
125
# dpkg --purge ...
dpkg: error: --purge needs a valid package name but '...' is not: illegal
package name in specifier '...': must start with an alphanumeric character
Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*];
Use 'apt' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through 'less' or
'more' ! #
Surely there must be a way that doesn't involve finding and typing 125
package names. Is it normal for non-iis not to be reduced to 0?
How to get rid of the
numerous rcs?
dpkg --purge ...