On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 11:12:44PM +0200, Mark Weyer wrote: > > The title is imprecise. Actually, the question is: How do I list > installed packages except those automatically installed to satisfy > dependencies. In aptitude that would be packages marked as "i " but > not as "i A". And if there is no command to list this, where in /etc > (or whereever) is the information hidden? > > Please CC me, I am not subscribed. > > Thanks in advance,
Not sure, but one way would be looking under /var/lib/dpkg/info e.g. 1. cd /var/lib/dpkg/info 2. ls -l a* 3. check the listing, if there are packages you don't think you need then try "dpkg --purge packagename" if it purges, then no other package depends on it. Otherwise you'll get a message saying something along the lines of "package xyz depends on package abc -- not purging" 4. You may want to do "apt-cache show packagename" first, just to make sure you are not going to purge a package you think you may need. 5. carry on, e.g. ls -l b* etc, 6. Don't bother with ls -l l* (there are heaps of library packages.) which most certainly are depended on by other packages. ls -l la* etc ls -le* etc is one way around this. 7. There is sure to be a better way, but ... -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130423224539.GF28529@tal
