Re: Get a list of obsoleted packages

[T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>]

On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:04:15 -0600, Javier Vasquez wrote:

>> . . . Aptitude call a
>> package
>> "obsolete" when it is installed/configured but it is no (longer)
>> available from any of your configured sources.
>> --
>> Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.                   ,= ,-_-. =.
> 
> Well, similar to the last definition is "orphan".  I'm not sure if that
> is what's been looked for...  In that case, I suggest "deborphan".

"orphaned" packages are packages have no other packages depending on 
their installation. That's still not what aptitude called "obsolete".

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