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deleting many packages safe?Hi to all...my first post here. I recently installed Debian 4. I am reading about security and I read that deleting the following should be safe (I am not doing any programming): When I tried to remove some of them, I would get messages telling me that other packages would be removed (like Gnome, Xorg, etc.). Well, that did not sound good to be, so I did not remove them. Is it safe to remove this if I am not using them and will it create problems? I was using Synaptic to remove the packages. Thanks!!! Bookmark/Search this post with: 
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deleting many packages safe?
Many seemingly-unused packages like the ones listed are necessary for the proper functioning of other packages. For example, gdb (a program debugger) is a dependency of bug-buddy (a bug-reporting tool), and bug-buddy is a dependency of gnome-core (some core components of Gnome); Synaptic and other package managers are aware of these dependencies and enforce them for the safety of your system. So if you don't want to lose Gnome, don't uninstall gdb!
It is of course possible to delete stuff manually, bypassing Synaptic, but you really need to know what you're doing otherwise you could end up with a badly-broken system.
Tony.
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deleting many packages safe?
Thanks Tony. That makes sense (the way you explained). I will not remove anything...until I learn more at least!
Thanks again.