How to Install and Uninstall debfoster Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "debfoster" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install debfoster on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall debfoster on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                debfoster
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the debfoster package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: debfoster
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.7-2.1build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: debfoster Maintainer Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 162
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgc1 (>= 1:7.2d)
Recommends: apt
Filename: pool/universe/d/debfoster/debfoster_2.7-2.1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 37024
MD5sum: 3f64bbb96c9b0aad8d96cf7af6fdc942
SHA1: 0a5d2e955e0a05a8705cb40d7a553d965b3a5567
SHA256: 93282eddea6b7c2ebb3952f1ed6f25bfc4b15a4b4cecda0706e24c0502dfdf31
SHA512: 8a557fe31371afad884e3c5667985da0d1ab4d5abef17696585e84b69b1cd00d3916b64d772f99fd9568dfdb3bc98266aed7ce217cebfed78fc73eb6297dbf26
Description-en: Install only wanted Debian packages
debfoster is a wrapper program for apt and dpkg. When first run, it
will ask you which of the installed packages you want to keep
installed.
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After that, it maintains a list of packages that you want to have
installed on your system. It uses this list to detect packages that
have been installed only because other packages depended on them. If
one of these dependencies changes, debfoster will take notice, and
ask if you want to remove the old package.
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This helps you to maintain a clean Debian install, without old
(mainly library) packages lying around that aren't used any more.
Description-md5: 9bf8b8d8c4c96717b0e5896dcb391641