Re: Re: unclean netsaint removal
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Rob Weir <rweir@softhome.net> wrote:
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>You need to run deborphan -a, since it, by default, only lists
>libraries. Another option is to install things using aptitude. It
>remember when a package (like aolserver here) is only installed to
>satisfy a dependency for something else and will remove it when it's no
>longer needed.
>
>In fact, aptitude can be used as a drop in replacement for apt-get.
>Instead of apt-get install, run aptitude install, etc. Works great for
>me.
>
>Yet another option is debfoster, which will let you select which
>packages you want installed, and make sure that your ideas stick.
>
>-rob
>
I'll have a look at deborphan -a.
I didn't know one could use aptitude like this. I always ran it
by just typing aptitude on the prompt
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