making deborphan obsolete?

[Derek Broughton]

Lutzer wrote:

> If I use synaptic (or apt-get) to install an application A a required
> library L is automatically installed as well. This is quite comfortable
> and a well known feature.
> 
> I'm wondering why a similar feature does not exist for removing packages
> (AFAIK). 

It does.  It's called aptitude.  For the most part, a drop-in replacement
for apt-get.
-- 
derek