* Christophe Lohr <christophe.l...@cegetel.net> [210913 08:18]: > On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 02:34:52 +0200 Chris Hofstaedtler <z...@debian.org> > wrote: > > The changelog explicitly said: > > > * Remove orphaner, editkeep > > Are these tools (orphaner editkeep) packaged elsewhere? > are there recommended front-ends?
With the current state of deborphan, frontends will do more harm than good. At this time you really have to understand the inner details of Debian packages, their relationships and also deborphan itself. Everything around deborphan has evolved a lot, but deborphan did not catch up, and is now a really low-level tool. Frontends that make deborphan look like an easy to use and safe tool are tricking their users. I would advise possible front-end authors to implement their own safe policies around package removal suggestions, and not use deborphan as a data source. Chris
