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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