[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: how to tell what packages are unused on a debian server?



You can you deborphan. You can get the unnecessary packages.


On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote:

 just a cleanup-related question but on a debian lenny server that
i've inherited, i'm curious to know which packages have no value
whatever and that i can delete.  i recall there's a utility that will
identify unused libraries but i'm curious about what else i can
pinpoint that can be removed.

 this system is a web/mail server and, since its IP address is
assigned statically and another system is responsible for all DNS/DHCP
functionality internally, i conclude that i can remove the
dhcp-related packages.  that's just one example.

 any utilities that can help out in this regard?  thanks.

rday

--

========================================================================
Robert P. J. Day                               Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
                       http://crashcourse.ca

Twitter:                                       http://twitter.com/rpjday
LinkedIn:                               http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday
========================================================================


--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
Archive: [🔎] alpine.DEB.2.00.1010290608040.4966@localhost6.localdomain6" target="_blank">http://lists.debian.org/[🔎] alpine.DEB.2.00.1010290608040.4966@localhost6.localdomain6




--
Wishing you the very best of everything, always!!!
Kousik Maiti(কৌশিক মাইতি)
Registered Linux User #474025
Registered Ubuntu User # 28654

Reply to: