How to Install and Uninstall deborphan Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 16,2024

You can also install and uninstall the deborphan on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "deborphan" package

This is a short guide on how to install deborphan on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall deborphan on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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