Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is the best course of action?

From	Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is the best course of action?
Date	2022-02-13 07:40 +0100
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Hello Dearie

> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 8:34 AM
> From: "David Wright" <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is the best course of action?
>
>
> Installing those two would add 170 more packages to my system, so

OMG

>
>
> > What is the best course of action?
>
> Leave it. Worry about bigger issues than the odd library.
>
For all you know, the odd library which is this Thai file in question may contain poorly designed code, ill-intentioned designed code or backdoors that enable(s) root privileges without a user's direct intervention.

Best regards.

Stella

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Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-12 17:30 +0100
  Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? Bijan Soleymani <bijan@psq.com> - 2022-02-12 17:40 +0100
    Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-12 22:40 +0100
      Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2022-02-12 23:30 +0100
        Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-13 07:40 +0100
          Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2022-02-13 12:00 +0100
  Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-02-13 01:40 +0100
    Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-13 07:40 +0100
      Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2022-02-13 12:00 +0100
      Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-02-13 18:10 +0100
        Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-14 11:20 +0100
          Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2022-02-14 17:30 +0100
            Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is the best course of action? Emanuel Berg <moasenwood@zoho.eu> - 2022-02-15 08:20 +0100
          Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-02-15 00:20 +0100
            Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-15 07:50 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-02-15 17:10 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-15 18:10 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-15 18:30 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-15 18:40 +0100
            Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-15 18:40 +0100
              Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-15 19:00 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What  is the best course of action? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2022-02-15 19:10 +0100
                Re: Uninstalling a package removes other essential packages: What is  the best course of action? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-02-15 21:30 +0100

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