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Which packages are auto-removable in apt/synaptic

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Mar 15, 20264865 views
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What is the definition of "auto removable" and other sections ("manual"?) in Synaptic? Intuitively it should be the list of packages that are not required by other packages but this does not seem to be the case. Same with "manual" and "local" - it looks like those are assigned randomly. :( Is there…

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Auto-removable are packages that can be automatically removed once the software that depends on them is no longer installed. The full list is printed with: Example You install the package in hope it will help improve your chess skills: You later fin…

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