Is removing the mint metapackage a bad idea?
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Is removing the mint metapackage a bad idea?
I recently uninstalled Thunderbird from my LMDE 2 system (64-bit with Cinammon). When I did, it said it was also uninstalling a mint metapackage. I had done this before, and it didn't seem to cause any problems, so I did it again. Just wondering what this metapackage is, and whether I might have set myself up for some problems down the line by removing it?
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Re: Is removing the mint metapackage a bad idea?
You're good to go. The actual packages are not removed, just the old TB reference to them.
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Re: Is removing the mint metapackage a bad idea?
Metapackages are just shopping lists. When your groceries have all been bought, you can throw away the shopping list....
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Re: Is removing the mint metapackage a bad idea?
Although this is LMDE, just to note that I removed 5 Thunderbird packages from Mint 18.2 and it didn't remove meta packages.
Re: Is removing the mint metapackage a bad idea?
Careful, some shopping lists are marked as required and essential, like the init one. I suppose it's possible that it can be removed without damage, but I daren't assume as much.Pjotr wrote:Metapackages are just shopping lists. When your groceries have all been bought, you can throw away the shopping list....
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