also sprach James Di Toro <jditoro3@coastalcreditllc.com> [2002.01.17.2318 +0100]: > Just what does that mean, will the packages still be there and i'll have to > remove them still or does it imply further that they will be removed as > well? Also will that act recursively so that multiple levels of depends > will be backed out? i think you might want to look at the 'deborphan' package: deborphan finds "orphaned" packages on your system. It determines which packages have no other packages depending on their installation, and shows you a list of these packages. It is most useful when finding libraries, but it can be used on packages in all sections. and then later consider using 'debfoster': After that, it maintains a list of packages that you want to have installed on your system. It uses this list to detect packages that have been installed only because other packages depended on them. If one of these dependencies changes, debfoster will take notice, and ask if you want to remove the old package. This helps you to maintain a clean Debian install, without old (mainly library) packages lying around that aren't used any more. -- martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck it has been said that there are only two businesses that refer to customers as users: illegal drug trade and the computer industry.
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