removepkg
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NAME
removepkg - remove Slackware packages.
SYNOPSIS
removepkg packagename
removepkg [ -warn ] packagename
DESCRIPTION
removepkg removes a previously installed Slackware pack-
age, while writing a progress report to the standard out-
put. The name specified must be the name of one of the
file indexes in /var/adm/packages. When deleting files,
removepkg will analyze the contents of the other packages
installed on your system, and will only delete the files
that are unique to the package being removed. Similarly,
the installation scripts for all the other packages will
be considered when deciding whether or not to delete sym-
bolic links from the package.
Removing a package (as well as installing one) can be a
dangerous undertaking. For this reason, there is the
-warn option available. When you use this, removepkg will
not actually remove any files or links, but will output a
detailed report of what it would do if you actually did
remove the package. It's suggested that you do this (and
maybe pipe the output to less ) before removing packages
to make sure you've backed up anything that might be
important.
When removing a package, it's original file index will be
moved from /var/adm/packages to /var/adm/removed_packages.
Likewise, it's installation script will be moved from
/var/adm/scripts to /var/adm/removed_scripts.
OPTIONS
-warn packagename
Generate a report to the standard output about
which files and directories would be removed, but
does not actually remove the package.
AUTHOR
Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu>
SEE ALSO
installpkg(8), makepkg(8), pkgtool(8), setup(8)
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