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Re: Remove unrequired dependencies



On Sun, Sep 12, 2004 at 08:40:05PM +0100, Tom Wesley wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Sorry for a probably normal query, but I couldn't find an answer with Google:  
> Is there a simple way to remove packages that were installed as dependencies 
> for packages that have since been removed?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> Tom Wesley <tom@tomaw.org>
Hi Tom,
deborphan and debfoster are good for getting rid of things.
also, 'aptitude' keeps track of dependencies when you install packages
and removes them as needed.
-kev
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