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Umren · Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 5

So, installed some packages thru puppy package manager. Shocked

And some of them just won't uninstalling! package manager tell me "Testing.. ok" every time, and window with "Remove/Abort" just won't show up! Evil or Very Mad

What's the problem, is there any way to kill these ram leechers? Rolling Eyes

Béèm · Posted: Tue 31 Mar 2009, 16:14 Post subject:

How do you know it are ram leechers?
When a package is installed correctly it should be uninstall correctly also.
If you are speaking about the packages which came with the CD, then a remaster has to be done.

pa_mcclamrock

DaveS · Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3669 Location: UK

Umren, I think you are experiencing one of the odd 'features' of the package manager. If you wish to uninstall a package, you must first select to display the repository that it was originally downloaded from, or it wont work. Thus: if you originally downloaded the package from say 'official puppy 3', you must select that repository at the top of package manager before it can be uninstalled.

Umren · Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 5

silkdogz · Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 1

I have the same problem. I tried unsuccessful to uninstall the Gxineplug-in package and it isn't working. Even installing it and then uninstalling it doesn't work. I prefer to use mplayerplug-in to play my steaming music instead of the gxineplug-in.

I'm new to Puppy. It took me two tries to get it installed. This is a great small distro.

I had to revert to what I know (delete all Gxine files from /usr/lib/mozilla/plug-ins) and that worked. Now I can listen to my streaming music using the mplayerplug-in.