How to Install deborphan software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install deborphan software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

deborphan software package provides program that can find unused packages, e.g. libraries, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install deborphan 

deborphan is installed in your system.

Make ensure the deborphan package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep deborphan *

You will get with deborphan package name, version, architecture and description in a table

deborphan package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Administration Utilities
Package deborphan
Version 1.7.28.8
Description program that can find unused packages, e.g. libraries
Sub Section Admin


See Also, How to uninstall or remove deborphan software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?