On 10/10/14 14:28, Rob Owens wrote:
Is there an apt command that will tell me why package X was installed?  For 
instance, was it manually installed, or installed as a dependency/recommends of 
package Y?

aptitude why package-x

will show you exactly one reason why package-x is installed.


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