[plug] Debian Package Management

[Daniel J. Axtens]

> >>   apt-get install a
> >>   => a requires b and c, so they get installed
> >>
> >>   apt-get --purge remove a
> >>   => a gets removed, but b and c are still lying around

Another, possibly more helpful, but less flexible package, is debfoster.

>From packages.debian.org
debfoster is a wrapper program for apt and dpkg. When first run, it
will ask you which of the installed packages you want to keep
installed.

After that, it maintains a list of packages that you want to have
installed on your system. It uses this list to detect packages that
have been installed only because other packages depended on them. If
one of these dependencies changes, debfoster will take notice, and ask
if you want to remove the old package.

This helps you to maintain a clean Debian install, without old (mainly
library) packages lying around that aren't used any more.

HTH,
Daniel

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