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deborphan

Asked by peter

Hi

I've a launcher with th following command: sh -c 'deborphan; read i'. If I activate it I'll get a list of about 18 files. Regarding the names of these files: only one file doesn't start with lib.

Can I delete this files without any consecuences?

Does a function exist to delete these files (like apt-get autoremove)?

Thanks.
Peter

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

I can't answer yes delete them...

Deborphan.

Find orphaned libraries. 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.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=140920

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peter (peter-neuweiler) said : 		#2

Hi marcobra

Thanks for your answer.

I guess, it should be possible to delete these files without any consequences. Because this is written in your link: Once that is done, open up the Terminal. Instructions for doing that are located in Tip #2. After you have gotten the Terminal open, key in the following command (or copy and paste from here):

Code: sudo deborphan | xargs sudo apt-get -y remove --purge

Those were orphaned packages that have just been deleted.
Peter