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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
by yrro 5y 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
- eingaeKaiy8ujie 5y agoThanks, I'll try that.
- beermonster 5y agoI 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.html#_literal_apt_literal_vs_literal_apt_get_literal_literal_apt_cache_literal_vs_literal_aptitude_literal https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en....