How to uninstall/remove packages in a Libertine container?

hlbkv

I am unable to remove/uninstall any package installed in a Libertine container, getting

libertine-container-manager:219: ERROR: remove_package(): Package <package> is not installed.

even when using the full 'focal_<package>_0.0' name listed in 'libertiner-container-manager list-apps'.

Is there any inconvenience to calling 'apt remove <package>' directly with 'libertine-container-manager exec' or using a libertine shell e.g. lish?

arubislander

@hlbkv said in How to uninstall/remove packages in a Libertine container?:

Is there any inconvenience to calling 'apt remove <package>' directly with 'libertine-container-manager exec' or using a libertine shell e.g. lish?

Don't remember what lish does exactly, but you can achieve a command line that looks like a root shell with libertine-container-manager exec -c fakeroot. Then you can apt remove and / or install packages to your heart's content.

hlbkv

@arubislander that did it, thanks.

Noting that, as of Feb. 2025, the methodology in the official documentation doesn't work.

arubislander

@hlbkv said in How to uninstall/remove packages in a Libertine container?:

as of Feb. 2025, the methodology in the official documentation doesn't work.

I think it hasn't worked since the move to focal. But there is no one yet who has taken it upon themselves to update the documentation on that point.