How to Install and Uninstall deborphan Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: January 23,2025

1. Install "deborphan" package

Learn how to install deborphan on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                deborphan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "deborphan" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall deborphan on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                deborphan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the deborphan package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: deborphan
Version: 1.7.31
Installed-Size: 347
Maintainer: deborphan Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Recommends: apt, dialog, gettext-base
Description: program that can find unused packages, e.g. libraries
Description-md5: 36cfed21b6bf14b4c52cff0f9adcc8f2
Tag: admin::package-management, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::checking,
use::organizing, works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/deborphan/deborphan_1.7.31_amd64.deb
Size: 106016
MD5sum: 3b295246dbe13086f3ee6f0ac529f874
SHA256: 19c92e667dd6da9208231bbfdd45d2a07c99e2bf5c6dcad736331a5d6f90baea