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apt-suggest-auto 0.1

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Descriptionidentify packages safe to mark as automatically installed

Over time, packages installed as dependencies of manually-installed packages accumulate as "manually installed" in the APT database, preventing autoremoval when they are no longer needed.

apt-suggest-auto identifies such packages by simulating the effect of marking each one as automatically installed and checking whether it would become eligible for autoremoval. Only packages that remain required by other installed packages are suggested for reclassification. It serves as a modern replacement for debfoster and deborphan.

MaintainerLucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>
Changed ByLucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>
Sponsorlucas@debian.org
Distributionunstable
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/lucas/apt-suggest-auto.git (browse)
Closes#1113974
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/apt-suggest-auto
Uploaded4 hours ago

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DateThu, 14 May 2026 17:07:21 +0200
Sourceapt-suggest-auto
Version0.1
Changed-ByLucas Nussbaum
Architecturesource all
Distributionunstable
Changelog
apt-suggest-auto (0.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Initial release. Closes: #1113974
.dsc
Package-Listapt-suggest-auto deb admin optional arch=all
Sectionadmin
Priorityoptional
Componentmain
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: apt-suggest-auto
Upstream-Contact: Lucas <lucas@debian.org>
Source: https://salsa.debian.org/lucas/apt-suggest-auto

Files: *
Copyright: 2025 Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>
License: GPL-2+

License: GPL-2+
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2
 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 .
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program; if not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 .
 On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License
 version 2 can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.

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