----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marius Gavrilescu" <[email protected]>
> Rob Owens <[email protected]> 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


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