.Dd Feb 9, 2023
.Dt XBPS-REMOVE 1
.Sh NAME
.Nm xbps-remove
.Nd XBPS utility to remove packages
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op OPTIONS
.Op PKGNAME...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility removes installed packages in the target root directory.
Removing a package involves the following steps:
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.Sy *
Executes the
.Sy pre
ACTION on its
.Sy REMOVE
script (which can be shown by running
.Sy `xbps-query --property=remove-script pkg`
).
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.Sy *
Package files are removed if those have not been modified.
The
.Ar -f
option overrides this behaviour and forcefully removes the files.
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.Sy *
Executes the
.Sy post
ACTION on its
.Sy REMOVE
script (which can be shown by running
.Sy `xbps-query --property=remove-script pkg`
).
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.Sy *
Changes package state to
.Sy XBPS_PKG_STATE_HALF_REMOVED
in the package database.
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.Sy *
Executes the
.Sy purge
ACTION on its
.Sy REMOVE
script (which can be shown by running
.Sy `xbps-query --property=remove-script pkg`
).
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.Sy *
Package metadata file is removed.
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.Sy *
Package is unregistered from package database.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width -x
.It Fl C, Fl -config Ar dir
Specifies a path to the XBPS configuration directory.
If the first character is not '/' then it's a relative path of
.Ar rootdir .
.It Fl c, Fl -cachedir Ar dir
Specifies a path to the cache directory, where binary packages are stored.
If the first character is not '/' then it's a relative path of
.Ar rootdir .
.It Fl d, Fl -debug
Enables extra debugging shown to stderr.
.It Fl F, Fl -force-revdeps
Forcefully remove package even if there are reverse dependencies and/or broken
shared libraries (DANGEROUS!).
.It Fl f, Fl -force
Forcefully remove package files even if they have been modified.
.It Fl h, Fl -help
Show the help message.
.It Fl n, Fl -dry-run
Dry-run mode. Show what actions would be done but don't do anything. The current output
prints 6 arguments: "<pkgver> <action> <arch> <repository> <installedsize> <downloadsize>".
.It Fl O, Fl -clean-cache
Cleans cache directory removing obsolete binary packages.
.It Fl o, Fl -remove-orphans
Removes installed package orphans that were installed automatically
(as dependencies) and are not currently dependencies of any installed package.
.No See Fl -mode Sy auto No in Xr xbps-pkgdb 1 .
.It Fl R, Fl -recursive
Recursively remove packages that were installed by
.Ar PKGNAME
and aren't required by other installed packages.
.It Fl r, Fl -rootdir Ar dir
Specifies a full path for the target root directory.
.It Fl v, Fl -verbose
Enables verbose messages.
.It Fl y, Fl -yes
Assume yes to all questions and avoid interactive questions.
.It Fl V, Fl -version
Show the version information.
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Bl -tag -width XBPS_TARGET_ARCH
.It Sy XBPS_ARCH
Overrides
.Xr uname 2
machine result with this value.
Useful to remove packages with a fake architecture
.It Sy XBPS_TARGET_ARCH
Sets the target architecture to this value.
This variable differs from
.Sy XBPS_ARCH
in that it allows you to remove packages partially, because
configuration phase is skipped (the target binaries might not be compatible with
the native architecture).
.It Sy XBPS_SYSLOG
Overrides the
.Xr xbps.d 5
.Sy syslog=true|false
configuration option.
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.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /var/db/xbps/.<pkgname>-files.plist
.It Ar /etc/xbps.d
Default configuration directory.
.It Ar /usr/share/xbps.d
Default system configuration directory.
.It Ar /var/db/xbps/.<pkgname>-files.plist
Package files metadata.
.It Ar /var/db/xbps/pkgdb-0.38.plist
Default package database (0.38 format). Keeps track of installed packages and properties.
.It Ar /var/cache/xbps
Default cache directory to store downloaded binary packages.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr xbps-alternatives 1 ,
.Xr xbps-checkvers 1 ,
.Xr xbps-create 1 ,
.Xr xbps-dgraph 1 ,
.Xr xbps-digest 1 ,
.Xr xbps-fbulk 1 ,
.Xr xbps-fetch 1 ,
.Xr xbps-install 1 ,
.Xr xbps-pkgdb 1 ,
.Xr xbps-query 1 ,
.Xr xbps-reconfigure 1 ,
.Xr xbps-rindex 1 ,
.Xr xbps-uchroot 1 ,
.Xr xbps-uunshare 1 ,
.Xr xbps.d 5
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Juan Romero Pardines Aq Mt xtraeme@gmail.com
.Sh BUGS
Probably, but I try to make this not happen. Use it under your own
responsibility and enjoy your life.
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Report bugs at
.Lk https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/issues