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yrro
1797 days ago
If you have found a package and you don't know why apt-get autoremove doesn't remove it, try: apt-cache rdepends --installed pkgname
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eingaeKaiy8ujie
1797 days ago
Thanks, I'll try that.
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beermonster
1797 days ago
I think ‘aptitude why’[1] will also tell you why a package is installed and is easier to remember.
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https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en....
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