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Quick installation of gtkorphan:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gtkorphan
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gtkorphan
Package Details | |
| Package: | gtkorphan |
| Version: | 0.4.4-1 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu MOTU Developers |
| Home page: | |
| Description: | A graphical tool to find and remove orphaned libraries GtkOrphan is a graphical tool which scans your Debian system, looking for orphaned libraries. It implements a GUI front-end to deborphan, but adds the package removal capability. A detailed documentation on the program can be found at: http://www.marzocca.net/linux/gtkorphan.html. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/admin |
How to install gtkorphan on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If gtkorphan is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gtkorphan' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gtkorphan Package `gtkorphan' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing gtkorphan:
After system update use the following command to install gtkorphan:
sudo apt-get install gtkorphan
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove gtkorphan from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gtkorphan from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the gtkorphan following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gtkorphan
Following command is used to remove the gtkorphan package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gtkorphan
This will remove gtkorphan and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gtkorphan with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gtkorphan
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gtkorphan
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gtkorphan package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
