From 2c943794973957b8bd2558443944a72e1e042bd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frode Haugsgjerd Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 01:27:06 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Edit README.md --- README.md | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e2f6822..a8a8834 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1 +1,33 @@ -A tool for tracking down unused Debian packages that no other packages depends on. +# Deblint + +Deblint is a tool for tracking down unused Debian packages that no other packages depend on. It's designed to help you clean up your system by identifying and removing packages that are no longer needed. + +Deblint uses atime to decide which packages have not been used in the set time, the default is 7 days. + +## Usage + +deblint (default=7) + +## Features + +- Identifies unused Debian packages that no other packages depend on. +- Provides a whitelist feature to exclude certain packages from being suggested for removal. +- Clean and easy-to-understand output. + +## Recent Updates + +In the recent update, the following enhancements were made: + +- Added support for a whitelist of packages not to uninstall: You can now specify a list of packages that should not be suggested for removal, even if they are not used by any other packages. + +## Whitelist + +To use the whitelist feature, create a newline-separated list of package names in a file called `/etc/deblint/whitelist`. These packages will be excluded from the list of packages suggested for removal. + +For example: +/etc/deblint/whitelist: +init +debian-keyring +dns-root-data +firmware-linux +firmware-linux-nonfree