add demeta

1 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/demeta b/demeta
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a21b9f0
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+++ b/demeta
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+PKG=$1
+
+if [ -z $PKG ]; then
+  echo "Specify package" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+WDIR=$(mktemp --tmpdir -d demeta.XXXXXXXXXX)
+pushd $WDIR >/dev/null
+
+FILE=$(apt-get download $PKG --print-uris | cut -d\  -f2)
+apt-get -qq download $PKG
+
+CNTRL=$(ar p $FILE control.tar.xz | unxz | tar -x ./control)
+DEPS=$(cat control | grep ^Depends | cut -d: -f2 | tr -d ,)
+
+echo Will set as manually installed:
+echo $DEPS
+echo
+echo Will remove:
+echo $PKG
+
+echo
+echo -n 'Type y to continue: '
+read LINE
+if [ "z$LINE" == "zy" ]; then
+  sudo apt-mark manual $DEPS
+  sudo apt-get purge $PKG
+else
+  echo Abandoned.
+fi
+
+popd >/dev/null
+rm -rf $WDIR