Bug#606105: orphaner: config.option to use aptitude rather than apt-get

Package: deborphan Version: 1.7.28 Severity: wishlist Hello I am mainly using aptitude, but sometimes install some packages from external sources for tests, etc. That is why I need to run deborphan/orphaner from time to time. Orphaner hard-codes apt-get as application to remove package, but it

Bug#606105: orphaner: config.option to use aptitude rather than apt-get

Hi, thanks for your bug report. * Olivier Aubert [2010-12-06 12:41 +0100]: Orphaner hard-codes apt-get as application to remove package, ... A long time ago I thought about using dpkg instead of apt, but there were two good reasons why orphaner should use apt-get instead of dpkg: * Apt has

Bug#606105: orphaner: config.option to use aptitude rather than apt-get

Hello Indeed, I was not aware of the dpkg logs. It lacks human-readability: the purge of 1 package generates 6 hard-to-read lines: 2010-12-06 12:41:57 status installed libcv4 2.0.0-4+b1 2010-12-06 12:41:58 remove libcv4 2.0.0-4+b1 2.0.0-4+b1 2010-12-06 12:41:58 status half-configured libcv4