Synaptic / Apt: Check for unused packages?

[Chanchao]

On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 13:27 +1000, David Symons wrote:

> > So, is there a way to use apt / Synaptic to check for packages /
> > libraries that are no longer used by anything? 

> Have a look at deborphan.  Here's its package description:

> deborphan finds "orphaned" packages on your system.
> It determines which packages have no other packages
> depending on their installation, and shows you a list of
> these packages. It is most useful when finding libraries,
> but it can be used on packages in all sections.

Brilliant!!! 

Thanks a lot!

Cheers,
Chanchao