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I've just realised I'm not sure how to perform a purge with Apt, that will purge all the dependencies too. I'm reading here and there and still unsure have these candidates:

apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

and (after purging some packages first):

apt autoremove --purge

Are they correct? Equivalent? Is there a better way?

debian apt

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You could use cron.
  
  – ctrl-alt-delor
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ctrl-alt-delor Wrong question?
  
  – Tomasz
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No cron can be used to recurrently do anything.
  
  – ctrl-alt-delor
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ctrl-alt-delor How? Could you give an example, pls?
  
  – Tomasz
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ctrl-alt-delor Ah, joke, just got it...
  
  – Tomasz
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

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2

I've just realised I'm not sure how to perform a purge with Apt, that will purge all the dependencies too. I'm reading here and there and still unsure have these candidates:

apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

and (after purging some packages first):

apt autoremove --purge

Are they correct? Equivalent? Is there a better way?

debian apt

share|improve this question

edited 9 hours ago

Tomasz

asked 9 hours ago

TomaszTomasz

10.5k73372

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You could use cron.
  
  – ctrl-alt-delor
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ctrl-alt-delor Wrong question?
  
  – Tomasz
  7 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No cron can be used to recurrently do anything.
  
  – ctrl-alt-delor
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ctrl-alt-delor How? Could you give an example, pls?
  
  – Tomasz
  5 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ctrl-alt-delor Ah, joke, just got it...
  
  – Tomasz
  1 hour ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I've just realised I'm not sure how to perform a purge with Apt, that will purge all the dependencies too. I'm reading here and there and still unsure have these candidates:

apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

and (after purging some packages first):

apt autoremove --purge

Are they correct? Equivalent? Is there a better way?

debian apt

share|improve this question

edited 9 hours ago

Tomasz

asked 9 hours ago

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apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

apt autoremove --purge

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edited 9 hours ago

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They’re both correct, but not quite equivalent.

apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

purges packagename and any packages which are rendered unnecessary by its removal, as well as any other packages which aren’t necessary.

apt autoremove --purge

purges any packages which aren’t necessary (marked as “automatically installed” and with no dependent packages).

The first form is what you’d use when manipulating individual packages; the latter is a clean-up operation across all packages.

You could also enable APT::Get::AutomaticRemove in your apt configuration to get apt to always auto-remove (or use aptitude which behaves like that by default).

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They’re both correct, but not quite equivalent.

apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

purges packagename and any packages which are rendered unnecessary by its removal, as well as any other packages which aren’t necessary.

apt autoremove --purge

purges any packages which aren’t necessary (marked as “automatically installed” and with no dependent packages).

The first form is what you’d use when manipulating individual packages; the latter is a clean-up operation across all packages.

You could also enable APT::Get::AutomaticRemove in your apt configuration to get apt to always auto-remove (or use aptitude which behaves like that by default).

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Stephen KittStephen Kitt

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6

They’re both correct, but not quite equivalent.

apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

purges packagename and any packages which are rendered unnecessary by its removal, as well as any other packages which aren’t necessary.

apt autoremove --purge

purges any packages which aren’t necessary (marked as “automatically installed” and with no dependent packages).

The first form is what you’d use when manipulating individual packages; the latter is a clean-up operation across all packages.

You could also enable APT::Get::AutomaticRemove in your apt configuration to get apt to always auto-remove (or use aptitude which behaves like that by default).

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Stephen KittStephen Kitt

188k26442520

add a comment | 

They’re both correct, but not quite equivalent.

apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

purges packagename and any packages which are rendered unnecessary by its removal, as well as any other packages which aren’t necessary.

apt autoremove --purge

purges any packages which aren’t necessary (marked as “automatically installed” and with no dependent packages).

The first form is what you’d use when manipulating individual packages; the latter is a clean-up operation across all packages.

You could also enable APT::Get::AutomaticRemove in your apt configuration to get apt to always auto-remove (or use aptitude which behaves like that by default).

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Stephen KittStephen Kitt

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apt purge --auto-remove <packagename>

apt autoremove --purge

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Stephen KittStephen Kitt

188k26442520

answered 8 hours ago

Stephen KittStephen Kitt

188k26442520

answered 8 hours ago

Stephen KittStephen Kitt

188k26442520