Synaptic / Apt: Check for unused packages?

[David Symons]

On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 10:14 +0700, Chanchao wrote:
> So, is there a way to use apt / Synaptic to check for packages /
> libraries that are no longer used by anything? 

Hi Chanchao,

Have a look at deborphan.  Here's its package description:
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deborphan finds "orphaned" packages on your system.
It determines which packages have no other packages
depending on their installation, and shows you a list of
these packages. It is most useful when finding libraries,
but it can be used on packages in all sections.
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Hope it helps.

Cheers, Dave.
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