2008/10/23 Jake Bunce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Try apt-get autoclean > > Jake > > 2008/10/23 Fred Niggle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Hello, >> Could anyone tellme how to use synaptic package manager to remove old and >> unused packages etc after an update? >> I now have several option in grub, and would like to clean things up. >> >> Many thanks, >> SI >>
You could also look at installing something like deborphan (I know, it's strange to install something to help tidy up!). This will give you a list of 'orphaned' packages, i.e. packages that don't have another package depending on them. I've just noticed that Synaptic gives you the option to search for orphaned packages, although I've not used it yet, so I can't tell you how it works... It's on the Settings menu under Filters, it looks like you have to define a new filter that will pick up the orphaned packages. It will then appear as a choice when you click the 'Custom Filters' button. If you need some more help, reply to this post, and I'll have a look into it, or someone else can try. Cofion, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
