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quick n00b tip - purging files using deborphan



just a quick small tip... so as not to waste too much list space.

to collect a list of 'orphan' files (files that your current system doesn't depend on) on your system and then remove them:

$ apt-get install deborphan
$ deborphan > <filename>
$ cat <filename> | dpkg --purge

this will use <filename> as a package list of the items you want to remove (including config files).

worked like a charm for me!

-jeff



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