----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marius Gavrilescu" <mar...@ieval.ro> > Rob Owens <row...@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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/599489661.9765229.1412959428648.javamail.zim...@ptd.net