On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 12:17:51PM +0200, Kfir Lavi wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > I'm running debian sarge. > I have installed some packages in the past, and i want to uninstall them. > Every package usualy install some dependencies packages. > what i want is a tool to check this dependencies and remove the packages that > no package needs them. > I know there is something like this in debian, but i can't find it.
For starters you'll have to install yet another package. But it is not so big, so it is worth it. apt-get install deborphan Now examine orphan packages: deborphan man deborphan for more aggressive options. to remove all the packages: deborphan | xargs apt-get remove -y -- Tzafrir Cohen +---------------------------+ http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir/ |vim is a mutt's best friend| mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] +---------------------------+ ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
