Re: Best way to prune my installation
On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 09:34, Bob Alexander wrote:
> I have way too many packages installed that I do not really need.
>
> I have played with debfoster, orphaner etc ... still quite difficult.
>
> Is there a way to say:
>
> This is the list of the packages I really need. Keep them and their
How does Debian know what *you* really need? Everyone has diff-
erent needs.
> dependencies and uninstall everything else ....
(I'm replying so late because the email just arrived. Damned MS!)
#!/bin/sh
x=`date +%y%m%d.%H%M`
COLUMNS=120 dpkg -l > ~/dpkg/dpkg.installed.$x
Go through this list looking for packages that you think aren't
needed. Then:
# aptitude -s purge <whatever>
The "-s" simulates the remove operation, allowing you to see what
dependencies it wants to also get rid of. Then, if you want to
zap it, do
# aptitude purge <whatever>
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