On Mon, 27 May 2024 10:57:54 -0400
Eben King <e...@gmx.us> wrote:

Hello Eben,

>Is there an easier way to uninstall a package and everything it brought
>in at one swell foop?  Thanks.

apt/apt-get autoremove
or
apt/apt-get autoremove  --purge

The first removes the packages installed as dependencies, the second,
additionally, removes configuration files (but not those in ~)


Synaptic will show a list of auto-removable packages.

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