Author: Lennart Sorensen Date: To: dmo-discussion Subject: Re: How to remove deb-multimedia-keyring package from apt-get
autoremove list.
On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 08:37:43AM +0200, Christian Marillat wrote: > If a package is already installed another install does nothing. In that
> case you need to use the --reinstall option and then the package is
> reinstalled but the package remain autoinstalled.
My experience is that 'apt-get install package' on an installed package
will say '<packagename> set to manually installed' if it was auto before.
Reinstall not necesary.
> This option exist ? I see nothing in the manual page.
apt-get --help shows it. Man page is lacking though.