How to Install and Uninstall deborphan Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "deborphan" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install deborphan on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall deborphan on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: deborphan
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.35
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: deborphan Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 270
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: apt, gettext-base
Filename: pool/universe/d/deborphan/deborphan_1.7.35_amd64.deb
Size: 70138
MD5sum: 6221a74623cf3bc40f0a1e47fc744310
SHA1: dd799d238bd81c86ae82b7d731dfb0e85b572a2e
SHA256: 2e348ad82c5d3c0ba34e84f1ee2d8e4e2f9220cc7d0411be8a7b3e36e4bab9ce
SHA512: ab4239e4e5ed0db3f5bbb0b1f4f916accaa08d48a008a9d75dd0f67ef0a16d42878df72b59348f9ad2bede73193c705f5240ac998ea37802887f050a3f4c8cc5
Description: program that can find unused packages, e.g. libraries
Description-md5: a3b10a652c6378382742726f4d1dafa5