Compile

./configure --prefix=/your/absolute/install/directory

Debian link

apt-get update
apt-cache search <keyword>
apt-get install <package-name>

# Also remove the unnecessary package dependencies
apt-get autoremove openjdk-7-jdk

RedHat

yum search <keyword>
yum install <package-name>

Homebrew

• Autoremove in brew link

  brew leaves prints all packages that does not depend on other So you can do a logical and on brew leaves and brew deps FORMULA

  brew rm FORMULA
  brew rm $(join <(brew leaves) <(brew deps FORMULA))
  

  use brew_clean script also in here

  brew leaves > brew_packages
  brew_clean brew_packages
  

• get info about a package brew info <package-name>

• use homebrew-brewdler to manage your homebrew, run brew brewdle dump to backup your homebrew

• brew --cache shows brew caches path, run brew cleanup to clean up the caches

• brew --cellar shows cellar path