On 8/27/10, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. <[email protected]> wrote:
> In <[email protected]>, Alain Baeckeroot
> wrote:
>>Le 27/08/2010 à 16:35, T o n g a écrit :
>>> I use to get the list of obsoleted packages using aptitude. Now that I'm
>>> planning to remove aptitude, what are the alternatives?
>>
>>obsolete = not up to date = need to be upgraded
>
> That's not what aptitude calls an "Obsolete" package.  Aptitude call a
> package
> "obsolete" when it is installed/configured but it is no (longer) available
> from any of your configured sources.
> --
> Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.                   ,= ,-_-. =.

Well, similar to the last definition is "orphan".  I'm not sure if
that is what's been looked for...  In that case, I suggest
"deborphan".

-- 
Javier.


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