debfoster

Install only wanted Debian packages

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/debfoster.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install debfoster
Ubuntu
apt-get install debfoster
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install debfoster
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install debfoster
Raspbian
apt-get install debfoster

debfoster

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. 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. This helps you to maintain a clean Debian install, without old (mainly library) packages lying around that aren't used any more.