On Thu, May 10, 2007 at 07:23:27AM +0100, andy wrote:
  
Dear all
As a Debian n00b I enthusiastically gorged myself on the wonders and 
ease of apt-get. Now, having recovered from my initial over-indulgence, 
like one considers one's post-festive waistline, I am wanting to figure 
out a way to rid myself of packages that I don't use, orphan files, and 
other random bits of software detritus.
I am running an Etch -> Lenny, and have deborphan installed. I am very 
wary of just launching into it though because it seemed to call up a lot 
of files and I don't - obviously - want to break anything.
Can someone point me in the direction of some guides/pointers that are 
current and reliable, or even share some personal experiences of 
trimming down the "fat".
Many thanks for any help.
    
apt-get --purge remove gnome
apt-get --purge remove kde
apt-get install fvwm