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Hello Charles!

Sunday January 24 2021 20:16, you wrote to Rick Smith:

 > On 24 Jan 2021, Rick Smith said the following...
 RS>> I dont know that I have seen that exact statement before...
 RS>> Sometimes apt will show files that are no longer needed due to an
 RS>> update or something. If thats the case you can try sudo apt
 RS>> autoremove.  Another time ive seen it still showing an update or
 RS>> something held back from an update is that it needs sudo apt
 RS>> dist-upgrade.  I will say Im no linux genius and I run debian,
 RS>> but I do run the daily's so I am having to trouble shoot a lot..
 RS>> Give those a try..

 > Thanks. I had tried the first one, but not the second yet.


Warning - on other distros such as Mageia after a update when the updater
reports that some packages are now orphaned it is lying

So removing them can break links with other packages it does not know about 
one
way or another.

Suggest you never remove such unused packages in future unless you really know
it is clear.  Depending on your package manager and yes there is more than one
there are some tools that can be used to verify that nothing installed via the
manager is being used UNLESS you have manually installed some products which
they do not know about.

Again as for safety leave them as a distro upgrade usually removes such dead
wood.   Note the 'usually'.



Vincent

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