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Remove specified packages if they have no dependencies

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 579 / 2 Years ago, thu, december 9, 2021, 7:14:44

I installed a package by mistake and immediately removed (purged it to be exact) it, but other than the package itself, none of the dependencies that installed alongside was removed. I do not know if it's required or not, but if no, I would like to remove them.

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answered 2 Years ago suitman · Accepted Answer

man apt-get provides information that the parameter autoremove is used to remove packages that were automatically downloaded to satisfy dependencies for some package and are no longer required.

So, you could use sudo apt-get autoremove to remove dependencies that are now useless.

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