----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marius Gavrilescu" <marius@ieval.ro> > Rob Owens <rowens@ptd.net> writes: > > > Is there an apt command that will tell me why package X was installed? > > For instance, was it manually installed, or installed as a > > dependency/recommends of package Y? > > aptitude why <package> Thanks Marius and Martin. That was jingling around in my head somewhere, but I was trying 'apt-cache why'. -Rob