DOT-Files/Gentoo/gentooamd/home/user/.tldrc/tldr/pages/linux/removepkg.md

removepkg

Remove a specified Slackware package. More information: https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-PACKAGE-UTILITIES-REMOVEPKG.

• Remove a package:

sudo removepkg {{package_name}}

• Generate a report of a simulated removal to stdout:

removepkg -warn {{package_name}}

• Reconstruct the package subtree in /tmp/preserved_packages/package_name and remove the package:

sudo removepkg -preserve {{package_name}}

• Copy package under /tmp/preserved_packages/package_name without removing:

removepkg -copy {{package_name}}

• Save temporary files created by removepkg for debugging:

sudo removepkg -keep {{package_name}}