Re: apt-get doesn't remove dependencies

[Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>]

"Joris" <jopa@softhome.net> writes:

> Urs Thuermann wrote:
>
>> When installing new packages with apt-get, often other extra packages
>> are installed because of dependencies, like the following:
>
> I think debfoster will do just what you want.

debfoster works well, although it is hard to get out of the habit of
typing apt-get and typing debfoster instead (although you can
occasionally run debfoster without arguments to get the database up to
date).

Also try "deborphan --guess-all".

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