Creating Debian Linux packages
- Describes the basics of creating Debian packages for distributing programs and source code. This article shows the necessary components of a package and how to put them together to end up with a final product.
- http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-debpkg.html

deborphan
- Checks for orphaned packages and removes them. Downloads and documentation provided.
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/deborphan/

Aptitude
- A highly configurable console front-end for Debian APT. Downloads and screenshots provided.
- http://aptitude.sourceforge.net/

aptsamever
- Lists or removes old duplicate versions of packages installed by apt-get. Downloads provided.
- http://aptsamever.sourceforge.net/

Demish
- Allows package mirror maintainers to choose which packages they want in their mirror. Downloads provided.
- http://luon.net/~admar/

Debfoster
- Removes orphaned packages. Downloads and a brief tutorial provided.
- http://www.fruit.eu.org/debfoster/