package-cleanup(1)

1package-cleanup(1)                                          package-cleanup(1)
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NAME

6       package-cleanup
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SYNOPSIS

9       package-cleanup [options] <item ...>
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DESCRIPTION

12       package-cleanup  is  a  program  for  cleaning up the locally-installed
13       RPMs.
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GENERAL OPTIONS

16       -c <config file>
17              Use alternative config file (default is /etc/yum.conf).
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19       -h, --help
20              Help; display a help message and then quit.
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22       -q, --quiet
23              Print out nothing unecessary.
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25       -v, --version
26              Report program version and exit.
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28       -y     Agree to anything asked.
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30       --leaves
31              List leaf nodes in the local RPM database.  Leaf nodes are  RPMs
32              that are not relied upon by any other RPM.
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34       --orphans
35              List  installed  packages  which are not available from currenly
36              configured repositories.
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38       --oldkernels
39              Remove old kernel and kernel-devel packages.
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41       --problems
42              List dependency problems in the local RPM database.
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LEAVES OPTIONS

45       --all  When listing leaf nodes  also  list  leaf  nodes  that  are  not
46              libraries.
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OLDKERNELS OPTIONS

49       --count <COUNT>
50              Number of kernel packages to keep on the system (default 2)
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52       --keepdevel
53              Do not remove kernel-devel packages when removing kernels
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EXAMPLES

57       List all dependency problems:
58              package-cleanup --problems
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60       List all packages that are not in any Yum repository:
61              package-cleanup --orphans
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63       Remove  old  kernels  keeping  3  and leaving old kernel-devel packages
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65              package-cleanup --oldkernels --count=3 --keepdevel
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FILES

68       As package-cleanup uses YUM libraries for retrieving all  the  informa‐
69       tion,  it relies on YUM configuration for its default values like which
70       repositories to use. Consult YUM documentation for details:
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72       /etc/yum.conf
73       /etc/yum/repos.d/
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AUTHORS

83       See the Authors file included with this program.
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BUGS

87       There of course aren't any bugs, but if you find any,  they  should  be
88       sent   to  the  mailing  list:  yum@lists.linux.duke.edu  or  filed  in
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93Gijs Hollestelle                  2005 Nov 3                package-cleanup(1)