Re: stupid dependency on aptitude
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Christopher Nelson wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 05:41:03PM +0100, Wackojacko wrote:
>> T wrote:
>>> If you worry about the unneeded packages, then use deborphan. I use it
>>> every time I install or un-install packages. no hassle at all.
>> The only problem with this is that, IIRC, deborphan is deprecated in
>> sid/etch as this functionality is now built into aptitude. It seems we
>> are being encouraged to use aptitude :) I use Kpackage as a front end
>> to apt-get and find this to be sufficient with an odd deborphan every
>> now and then, hopefully kpackage can be made to use aptitude in the future!
>
> The deborphan man page or README doesn't mention it being deprecated. I
> would be sad if it went away, though, as it's quite useful to, for
> example, `dpkg --purge $(deborphan)` (of course after checking the
> output of deborphan on its own)
>
aptitude just to think itself clever,apt plus your head will be more
smart :)
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