Newsgroups:  gmane.linux.debian.user
Date:        Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:14:57 +0300

> I want to remove the bittorrent package, but I get:
>
> $ aptitude purge bittorrent
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>   bittorrent{p}
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>   podracer: Depends: bittorrent but it is not installable
> Resolving dependencies...
> The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Upgrade the
> following packages:
> bittorrent [3.4.2-8 (now) -> 3.4.2-8.1 (testing, unstable)]
>
> I want to remove the bittorrent package because I don't want to keep
> upgrading it any more.
>
> How can I tell aptitude to remove the bittorrent package as well as all
> the packages that depends on it?

You must refuse the solution, then aptitude will suggest something else, … or you purge podracer at the same time:

aptitude purge bittorrent podracer

Andrei Popescu