removepkg
Remove Slackware packages
TLDR
Remove a package
$ sudo removepkg package_name
Generate a simulated removal report$ removepkg -warn package_name
Preserve package files and remove$ sudo removepkg -preserve package_name
Copy package without removing$ removepkg -copy package_name
Keep temporary files for debugging$ sudo removepkg -keep package_name
SYNOPSIS
removepkg [options] packagename_
DESCRIPTION
removepkg removes specified Slackware packages from the system. It can simulate removal, preserve package files before deletion, or copy packages without removing them.The tool is part of Slackware's native package management system.
PARAMETERS
-warn
Generate simulated removal report without removing-preserve
Reconstruct package tree in /tmp/preserved_packages before removing-copy
Copy package to /tmp/preserved_packages without removing-keep
Keep temporary files for debugging
CAVEATS
Does not handle dependencies automatically. Removing packages that others depend on may break the system.
HISTORY
Part of Slackware package management utilities. Provides basic package removal functionality for the Slackware Linux distribution.
SEE ALSO
installpkg(8), upgradepkg(8), pkgtool(8)
