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PACKAGE-CLEANUP(1) dnf-plugins-core PACKAGE-CLEANUP(1)

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]

OPTIONS

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

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.
List installed packages which are not available from currently configured repositories. Maps to dnf repoquery --extras.
List dependency problems in the local RPM database. Maps to dnf repoquery --unsatisfied.
Scan for duplicates in the local RPM database. Maps to dnf repoquery --duplicates.
Scan for duplicates in the local RPM database and clean out the older versions. Maps to dnf remove --duplicates.

EXAMPLES

List all dependency problems.
List all packages that are not in any DNF repository.
Remove all packages that have a duplicate installed.

AUTHOR

See AUTHORS in your Core DNF Plugins distribution

COPYRIGHT

2014, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+

March 28, 2025 4.10.1