Re: deborphan

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (30/12/05 13:20), antongiulio05 wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> launching deborphan I got a list of packages (for default in libs and oldlibs). Does it mean that I can remove that packages without risks?

As I understand it, it is safe to remove any libraries that are reported
by

$ deborphan

without any options.

However, should you look for orphaned packages other than libraries
using say

$ deborphan -ap4

you need to be careful not to remove some vital component (such as your
kernel).  Essentially, deborphan looks for packages which are
independent ie. nothing else depends on them.

see man deboprphan

Regards

Clive

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