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From: Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] pwdb, pam and safe to remove?
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:42:40
Message-Id: 47C5065A.9050406@bellsouth.net
1 Hi,
2
3 I run --depclean -p every once in a while just to clean out any cruft.
4 This has me confused:
5
6 > >>> These are the packages that would be unmerged:
7 >
8 > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources
9 > selected: 2.6.23-r6
10 > protected: none
11 > omitted: 2.6.23-r3 2.6.23-r8
12 >
13 > sys-libs/pwdb
14 > selected: 0.62
15 > protected: none
16 > omitted: none
17 >
18 > dev-java/jakarta-regexp
19 > selected: 1.3-r4
20 > protected: none
21 > omitted: none
22 >
23 > >>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal.
24 > >>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed.
25 >
26 > Packages installed: 855
27 > Packages in world: 298
28 > Packages in system: 52
29 > Unique package names: 855
30 > Required packages: 852
31 > Number to remove: 3
32 > root@smoker / # equery depends pwdb
33 > [ Searching for packages depending on pwdb... ]
34 > sys-libs/pam-0.99.9.0 (sys-libs/pwdb)
35 > root@smoker / # equery list pwdb
36 > [ Searching for package 'pwdb' in all categories among: ]
37 > * installed packages
38 > [I--] [ ] sys-libs/pwdb-0.62 (0)
39 > root@smoker / # equery depends jakarta-regexp
40 > [ Searching for packages depending on jakarta-regexp... ]
41 > root@smoker / #
42
43 I get the gentoo-sources, no big deal. The java thing wouldn't exactly
44 break my system either but the pwdb which pam depends on, well, wouldn't
45 that be bad to remove?
46
47 What's the deal? Remove it? Remove it and death will be painful and
48 slow? o_O
49
50 Dale
51
52 :-) :-)
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] pwdb, pam and safe to remove? Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] pwdb, pam and safe to remove? Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs.ext@×××.com>