[NTLUG:Discuss] How do I remove unused programs?

[Jason Ferguson]

Patrick,

Good chance you are running an RPM based distribution (Redhat, Mandrake,
Suse, etc).

The command to remove a program would be along the lines of:

rpm -e <packagename>

The -e option stands for erase. If you put the program name in where I put
"packagename", that will probably remove it. However, if the program is part
of another package,knowing what package to remove is more difficult.

Try it. If it doesnt work, I'll try to help you out more.

(Oh yes, for debian the command would bet apt-get remove <packagename>)

Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Parks
To: discuss at ntlug.org
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:46 PM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] How do I remove unused programs?


How would I go about identifying unused programs and files and stuff? What
is the proper procedure to uninstall programs in linux? I am wanting to
clear some disk spce, and I know I probably do not need a lot of whats in
there. Thanks

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