[Solved] Unmerging X11

CurtE · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:31 am Post subject: [Solved] Unmerging X11

I'm removing all X11 emerges but want to know if any are needed in a command only environment. I'd hate to remove something important.

Mike Hunt · Watchman Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5287

We just did one here

... and be really careful with depclean. If in doubt, do nothing, ask first.

CurtE · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 4:44 pm Post subject:

These are the installed packages:

app-admin/apache-tools-2.2.11
app-admin/eselect-1.0.11-r1
app-admin/eselect-ctags-1.5
app-admin/eselect-fontconfig-1.0
app-admin/eselect-news-20080320
app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.0.6-r1
app-admin/eselect-python-20090606
app-admin/eselect-vi-1.1.5
app-admin/logrotate-3.7.8
app-admin/perl-cleaner-1.04.3
app-admin/php-toolkit-1.0.1
app-admin/python-updater-0.2
app-admin/syslog-ng-2.1.4
app-admin/webapp-config-1.50.16-r1
app-antivirus/clamav-0.95.2
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app-arch/cabextract-1.2-r1
app-arch/cpio-2.9-r2
app-arch/gzip-1.3.12-r1
app-arch/lha-114i-r7
app-arch/lzma-utils-4.32.7
app-arch/tar-1.20
app-arch/unrar-3.8.5
app-arch/unzip-5.52-r2
app-crypt/gnupg-2.0.9
app-crypt/mhash-0.9.9-r1
app-crypt/pinentry-0.7.5
app-editors/nano-2.0.7
app-editors/vim-7.2.182
app-editors/vim-core-7.2.182
app-misc/ca-certificates-20070303-r1
app-misc/hal-info-20090414
app-misc/mime-types-7
app-misc/pax-utils-0.1.19
app-portage/gentoolkit-0.2.4.5
app-portage/portage-utils-0.1.29
app-shells/bash-3.2_p39
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app-text/docbook-xsl-stylesheets-1.73.2
app-text/ghostscript-gpl-8.62
app-text/libpaper-1.1.23
app-text/poppler-0.8.7
app-vim/gentoo-syntax-20081006
dev-db/mysql-5.0.70-r1
dev-db/mysql-init-scripts-1.2
dev-java/java-config-1.3.7
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net-misc/curl-7.19.4
net-misc/iputils-20071127
net-misc/netkit-rsh-0.17-r9
net-misc/openssh-5.2_p1-r1
net-misc/rsync-3.0.5
net-misc/telnet-bsd-1.2-r1
net-misc/wget-1.11.3
net-print/cups-1.3.8-r2
perl-core/Archive-Tar-1.40
perl-core/Compress-Raw-Bzip2-2.015
perl-core/Compress-Raw-Zlib-2.015
perl-core/Compress-Zlib-2.015
perl-core/DB_File-1.815
perl-core/IO-Compress-Base-2.015
perl-core/IO-Compress-Bzip2-2.015
perl-core/IO-Compress-Zlib-2.015
perl-core/IO-Zlib-1.09
perl-core/Package-Constants-0.01
perl-core/PodParser-1.35
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perl-core/Storable-2.18
perl-core/Sys-Syslog-0.18
perl-core/Test-Harness-2.64
perl-core/Test-Simple-0.80
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perl-core/digest-base-1.15
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sys-devel/autoconf-wrapper-6
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sys-devel/automake-1.9.6-r2
sys-devel/automake-1.10.2
sys-devel/automake-wrapper-3-r1
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sys-devel/gcc-4.3.2-r3
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sys-libs/libutempter-1.1.5
sys-libs/ncurses-5.6-r2
sys-libs/pam-1.0.4
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sys-libs/readline-5.2_p13
sys-libs/timezone-data-2009j
sys-libs/zlib-1.2.3-r1
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sys-process/daemontools-0.76-r5
sys-process/procps-3.2.7
sys-process/psmisc-22.6
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virtual/editor-0
virtual/ghostscript-0
virtual/httpd-cgi-0
virtual/init-0
virtual/jdk-1.6.0
virtual/libiconv-0
virtual/libintl-0
virtual/libusb-0
virtual/mysql-5.0
virtual/pager-0
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virtual/perl-Compress-Zlib-2.015
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virtual/perl-IO-Compress-Zlib-2.015
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virtual/perl-MIME-Base64-3.07
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virtual/perl-Time-HiRes-1.97.15
virtual/perl-digest-base-1.15
virtual/perl-libnet-1.22
virtual/qmail-1.03
www-apps/horde-pear-1.3-r3
www-client/lynx-2.8.6-r2
www-servers/apache-2.2.11-r2
x11-apps/bdftopcf-1.0.0
x11-apps/iceauth-1.0.2
x11-apps/luit-1.0.3
x11-apps/mkfontdir-1.0.4
x11-apps/mkfontscale-1.0.5
x11-apps/rgb-1.0.3
x11-apps/xauth-1.0.3
x11-apps/xclock-1.0.3-r1
x11-apps/xinit-1.0.8-r4
x11-apps/xkbcomp-1.0.5
x11-apps/xmessage-1.0.2-r1
x11-apps/xprop-1.0.3
x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.5
x11-apps/xsm-1.0.1-r1
x11-drivers/xf86-input-keyboard-1.3.2
x11-drivers/xf86-input-mouse-1.4.0
x11-drivers/xf86-video-ati-6.12.1-r1
x11-libs/cairo-1.8.6-r1
x11-libs/libICE-1.0.4
x11-libs/libSM-1.1.0
x11-libs/libX11-1.1.5
x11-libs/libXau-1.0.4
x11-libs/libXaw-1.0.5
x11-libs/libXdamage-1.1.1
x11-libs/libXdmcp-1.0.2
x11-libs/libXext-1.0.4
x11-libs/libXfixes-4.0.3
x11-libs/libXfont-1.3.4
x11-libs/libXft-2.1.13
x11-libs/libXi-1.1.3
x11-libs/libXmu-1.0.4
x11-libs/libXp-1.0.0
x11-libs/libXpm-3.5.7
x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.4
x11-libs/libXres-1.0.3
x11-libs/libXt-1.0.5
x11-libs/libXtst-1.0.3
x11-libs/libXxf86misc-1.0.1
x11-libs/libXxf86vm-1.0.2
x11-libs/libdrm-2.4.5
x11-libs/libfontenc-1.0.4
x11-libs/libpciaccess-0.10.5
x11-libs/libxkbfile-1.0.5
x11-libs/libxkbui-1.0.2
x11-libs/pango-1.24.2
x11-libs/pixman-0.14.0-r1
x11-libs/xtrans-1.2.3
x11-misc/makedepend-1.0.1
x11-misc/shared-mime-info-0.30
x11-misc/util-macros-1.1.5
x11-misc/xbitmaps-1.0.1

This is a home server and I'm just doing basic cleanup. I guess my question is, does a basic Gentoo install need any of these x11-apps/x11-drivers/X11-libs/X11-misc installed?

I use the server to host a Photo Gallery for my family, a couple of web site (mostly displaying, not interactive) and basic Gentoo education (email server). I don't need to have it "clean as a whistle", just "dusted".

I have gentoolkit installed. Can I query the apps somehow to see if there is a dependency? So far I'm not confident I read the results right.

Thanks!

Mike Hunt · Watchman Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5287

Normally (and regularly) I look through my /var/lib/portage/world file for anything that shouldn't be there or that I no longer use.

After I unmerge something I do this

CurtE · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject:

Okay, I'm doing that now. In hindsight (and laymans terms), what am I doing?

Mike Hunt · Watchman Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5287

CurtE · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:07 pm Post subject:

Well, it's a little late for the question. After typing in the command, it prompted for yes/no on whether I wanted to go ahead. I said "Yes" but what happens if you say "No"? Does it prompt you for individual updates or quit?

Mike Hunt · Watchman Joined: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 5287

A no answer will exit.

That's why it's always to use the -a (--ask) switch or instead the -p (--pretend) switch to exit immediately. I always use one or the other without exception, and examine the output. That way I always know what is going on. Check out man emerge for more.