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zerwes/orphaned_packages.py

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find packages not distributed by the current distro - for example after doing what you should never do: a dist upgrade from ubuntu to debian :-)
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orphaned_packages.py
#! /usr/bin/env python3
# apt install python3-apt
import apt
cache = apt.Cache()
for pkg in cache:
if cache[pkg.name].is_installed:
continue
if cache[pkg.name].candidate:
continue
print(pkg.name)
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