On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 03:00:34PM +0200, Matijs van Zuijlen wrote: > > > Some time ago, I've read somewhere about a tool that can find > > > installed debian packages that are not used, based on atime > > > of files that belong to the packages. > > > > I think you're looking for popularity-contest > > No, popularity contest is a means to report to Debian which > packages are the most popular (i.e. what packages are installed > on the most machines). > > There have been several programs written to track down unused > packages. The one I know of off-hand is 'deborphan'. I'm not sure > if it's the standard or if there's a better one out there, though.
I believe 'deborphan' only looks for "dependant" type packages, i.e. if you try and install package "a", but it requires packages "b". Later, you remove package "a" but package "b" gets left. It's now likely unused. Running 'deborphan' *should* tell you that this package can be removed. Regards Hall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
