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Steven Woody wrote:

> so, to uninstall 1 package, what you did is actually download the
> other 99 packages?

No, I have a local download directory that I keep current.

To be precise, I installed the other packages from my local download
directory. No additional  internet bandwidth was harmed during the
procedure.

Like I said, I don't often uninstall packages....

Ralph

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