Pacman -Qqtd lists MANY packages

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I want to remove orphans packages So i run Pacman -Qqtd but I get that LOTS of packages are orphans. This cant be right

Any idea how to fix this?

~ >>> sudo pacman -Qqtd                                                                  
acpi
acpid
adwaita-maia
atop
autoconf
automake
b43-fwcutter
baobab
bison
bmenu
chrome-gnome-shell
dash
dkms
ecryptfs-utils
epiphany
file-roller
flex
gdm
glances
gnome-backgrounds
gnome-calculator
gnome-screenshot
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
gnome-shell-extension-arcmenu
gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-panel
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng
gnome-shell-extension-gamemode
gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect
gnome-shell-extension-nightthemeswitcher
gnome-shell-extension-unite
gnome-shell-extensions
gnome-system-log
gnome-system-monitor
gnome-tweaks
gparted
grsync
grub
gst-plugins-ugly
gthumb
gtksourceview-pkgbuild
gufw
htop
ibus
iftop
imwheel
inetutils
intel-gpu-tools
iotop
iptraf-ng
iputils
jdk
js68
kvantum-theme-matchama
lib32-attr
lib32-mesa-demos
lib32-vulkan-intel
lib32-vulkan-radeon
libva-utils
licenses
man-db
man-pages
manjaro-alsa
manjaro-artwork
manjaro-base-skel
manjaro-browser-settings
manjaro-dynamic-wallpaper
manjaro-firmware
manjaro-gdm-branding
manjaro-gnome-extension-settings
manjaro-gnome-settings
manjaro-hotfixes
manjaro-log-helper
manjaro-printer
manjaro-pulse
manjaro-ranger-settings
manjaro-release
manjaro-system
manjaro-wallpapers-18.0
manjaro-zsh-config
matcha-gtk-theme
mc
memtest86+
mhwd-nvidia-340xx
minecraft-launcher
mkinitcpio-openswap
mousetweaks
nano
nautilus-admin
nautilus-empty-file
netctl
networkmanager-openconnect
networkmanager-openvpn
networkmanager-pptp
networkmanager-vpnc
nfs-utils
nmon
ntp
numlockx
pkgconf
polkit-gnome
python-sip
qgnomeplatform
shotwell
software-center-web-jak
spectre-meltdown-checker
stacer
sushi
svtplay-dl
sysstat
systemd-fsck-silent
teamviewer
terminus-font-otb
timeshift
tlp
tracker-miners
transmission-gtk
ttf-hack
ttf-inconsolata
ttf-indic-otf
vdpauinfo
vi
vlc
xcursor-breeze
xdg-user-dirs-gtk
xf86-input-elographics
xf86-input-evdev
xf86-input-void
xf86-video-amdgpu
xf86-video-ati
xf86-video-intel
xorg-xinit
youtube-dl
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Looks like you removed manjaro-gnome-assets and some other things which left some dependencies dangling in the wind as orphans.

First start with setting timeshift as explicitly installed since that’s definitely a keeper for making system backups:

sudo pacman -D --asexplicit timeshift

Now that you’ve made a backup and set an automatic schedule, you can restore your system in case something ever goes wrong. :wink:

Now it’s up to you what packages you want to keep or not.

To see what each package is, the easiest way is with Add / Remove Software under the Installed tab > View > Orphans. Alternatively from the terminal:

pamac info package-name

or

pacman -Qi package-name
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manjaro-gnome-assets was not installed. As far as I know I have not uninstalled it.
But I installed it again and Pacman -Qqtd gives me the same output as before. LOTS of packages

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You must have done more than that to your system as many of the listed packages are usually installed explictit and now they appear as lost dependencies.

Probably similar case as here:

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