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Re: how to also remove files that were required for some package ?



On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 04:54:39AM -0400, tvn1981 wrote:
> Hi, just wondering if apt can do something like this 
> 
> when I get package A, it also fetch the required packages B and C 
> now when I want to remove A, can apt intelligently remove B an C also ?
> (assuming no other package require B and C)

AFAIK, this isn't possible, or necessarily desirable in the general
case.  However, have a look at deborphan.

-- 
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>


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