Which packets removes "apt-get autoremove" command?

Asked by Navin Talati

Friends,
I need your help for the understanding of a command.
When ever we install some utility/software/upgradations of something, it says somthing like this in the Terminal:

e.g. This is the case of installing the Wine1.6
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navin@navin:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.6
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
wine1.6 is already the newest version.
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  firefox-globalmenu kde-l10n-engb libreoffice-filter-mobiledev
  libreoffice-report-builder-bin sweethome3d-furniture ttf-liberation
  ttf-umefont wine-gecko1.4
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
navin@navin:~$
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Here, instruction is "Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them."
Which packages will be removed by "APT-GET AUTOREMOVE" commands?
Will it remove :
 firefox-globalmenu kde-l10n-engb libreoffice-filter-mobiledev
  libreoffice-report-builder-bin sweethome3d-furniture ttf-liberation
  ttf-umefont wine-gecko1.4
OR
anything else?
Please guide. I am not knowing much in the technality of the linux.
Thanks in anticipation.

Navin Talati / 25-08-2013

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Vanamali (vanamalishastry) said :
#1

The command removes all the packages that are listed as "no longer
required" and nothibg else.
On Aug 25, 2013 5:01 PM, "Navin Talati" <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> New question #234590 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/234590
>
> Friends,
> I need your help for the understanding of a command.
> When ever we install some utility/software/upgradations of something, it
> says somthing like this in the Terminal:
>
> e.g. This is the case of installing the Wine1.6
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> navin@navin:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.6
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> wine1.6 is already the newest version.
> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer
> required:
> firefox-globalmenu kde-l10n-engb libreoffice-filter-mobiledev
> libreoffice-report-builder-bin sweethome3d-furniture ttf-liberation
> ttf-umefont wine-gecko1.4
> Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> navin@navin:~$
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Here, instruction is "Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them."
> Which packages will be removed by "APT-GET AUTOREMOVE" commands?
> Will it remove :
> firefox-globalmenu kde-l10n-engb libreoffice-filter-mobiledev
> libreoffice-report-builder-bin sweethome3d-furniture ttf-liberation
> ttf-umefont wine-gecko1.4
> OR
> anything else?
> Please guide. I am not knowing much in the technality of the linux.
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> Navin Talati / 25-08-2013
>
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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#2

The autoremove option removes packages which are failing dependancies or are no longer required.

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Navin Talati (n-m-talati) said :
#3

Both the above answers #1 & #2 solved my problem.
Thanks to both of you.
Navin Talati

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Navin Talati (n-m-talati) said :
#4

Sorry,
Let me CORRECT above reply:
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Both the above answers #2 & #3 solved my problem.
Thanks to both of you.
Navin Talati