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by 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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Thanks, I'll try that.
I think ‘aptitude why’[1] will also tell you why a package is installed and is easier to remember.

[1] https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en....