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Can aptitude show older versions of packages if available in /var/cache/apt/archives?

Dear Lazyweb, is it possible to tell aptitude to show older versions of a package next to the currently available one if it is still present in /var/cache/apt/archives? Like it does when you use unstable and experimental side by side? … Continue reading

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How to get a list of manually installed packages (and remove the other ones)

The Good Every other year or so I feel the need to clean up my Debian system and remove the installed packages I’m not interested in anymore. I remember there was a nice aptitude pattern to search for packages which … Continue reading

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