NAME

package-cleanup - clean up locally installed, duplicate, or orphaned packages.

A DNF-based shim imitating the original YUM-based package-cleanup utility.

SYNOPSIS

package-cleanup [options]

All general DNF options are accepted, see Options in dnf(8) for details.

--leaves: List leaf nodes in the local RPM database. Leaf nodes are RPMs that are not relied upon by any other RPM. Maps to dnf repoquery --unneeded.
--orphans: List installed packages which are not available from currently configured repositories. Maps to dnf repoquery --extras.
--problems: List dependency problems in the local RPM database. Maps to dnf repoquery --unsatisfied.
--dupes: Scan for duplicates in the local RPM database. Maps to dnf repoquery --duplicates.
--cleandupes: Scan for duplicates in the local RPM database and clean out the older versions. Maps to dnf remove --duplicates.

package-cleanup --problems: List all dependency problems.
package-cleanup --orphans: List all packages that are not in any DNF repository.
package-cleanup --cleandupes: Remove all packages that have a duplicate installed.

See AUTHORS in your Core DNF Plugins distribution

2023, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+

January 22, 2023

4.3.1