couple linux(deb) questions

[Littlefield, Tyler]

will do, and I'm using ssh, so can't use aptitude

THX,
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From: "Shane" <shane-keyword-speakup.aca783 at cm.nu>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: couple linux(deb) questions


> On Sat, Mar 31, 2007 at 10:28:54AM -0700, Littlefield, Tyler wrote:
> > First, is there a way to find out what libs are installed, but aren't
being depended on? I know I have extra packages, and don't want to keep them
if I don't meed them, e.g libraries mainly.
>
> Have a look at the deborphan package.  Also, if you use
> aptitude to install packages and it pulls in libs, aptitude
> tracks that and removes the libs when they are no longer
> needed unlike apt-get.
>
> > Second, is there a way to get all my manpages installed? I used to be
able to do man cfunction, and I could see something, now I don't get
anything. I believe I'm missing a package, just not sure which.
>
> The libc and syscall functions are in manpages-dev package,
> lots of other stuff in manpages.
>
> Hth,
> Shane
>
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