On 31/01/11 01:56, S D wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to find all recommended packages that were automatically > installed? It appears aptitude now installs recommended packages by default. > > Thanks
My understanding of the Aptitude package management system is that once you have installed a package which has recommended dependencies and you later remove the package which sucked in the extra packages, it is possible to remove the packages which are not required by issuing: apt-get autoremove -- elbbit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

