apt-get [remove|purge] package-name apt-get autoremove refer to the apt-get man page (man apt-get) for the nuances of apt-get's options.
other useful tools are deborphan and the happy menu based orphaner. which you may have to apt-get install first :) Dean On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:13:41 +1000, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Lake wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I have a Debian server and I wish to remove several dozen packages. >> How do I remove a package and it's dependencies? > > Perhaps use a tool like aptitude - it will find/display dependencies for > you. > > -- > Sonia Hamilton. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- http://fragfest.com.au - http://bux.to/r=djzort -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
