On Friday 01 February 2019 11:46:06 deloptes wrote:
> Baron wrote:
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > When I get an update, I also get a message
> >
> > "The following packages were automatically installed and are no
> > longer required:"
> >
> > But the packages never get removed !
> > Should they be automatically removed or is there something that I
> > should do ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> From man apt
>
>        autoremove (apt-get(8))
>            autoremove is used to remove packages that were
> automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages
> and are now no longer needed as dependencies changed or the
> package(s) needing them were removed in the meantime.
>
>            You should check that the list does not include
> applications you have grown to like even though they were once
> installed just as a dependency of another package. You can mark
> such a package as manually installed by using apt-mark(8). Packages
> which you have installed explicitly via install are also never
> proposed for automatic removal.
>
>
> This means you do
>         apt autoremove
> but should be careful to not remove something you need like a
> library for custom application that is not resolved as dependency
> by package manager
>
> regards

Thank you for your quick response to my question.
It never occurred to me to look for "man apt"

Many thanks,

-- 
Best Regards:
            Baron