Csányi Pál <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I purge the orphaned packages on a Debian system: > sudo deborphan | less > > and then copy / paste to the aptitude search, and then purge in aptitude. > > Is there an automated way to do this task out there? > > man deborphan and man aptitude dont shows any suggestion about that. > > I try: > sudo deborphan | aptitude purge > > but this does nothing.
You can do sudo aptitude purge $(deborphan) , but a better way may be to use orphaner(8), included in the deborphan package. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]