-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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 :) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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