Information about the package, rpmreaper, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The rpmreaper package is designed for, A tool for removing packages from system.
Package Name:
rpmreaper
Summary:
A tool for removing packages from system
Description:
rpmreaper is a simple ncurses application with a mutt-like interface that allows removing unnecessary packages and their dependencies from the system.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.1.6
Release:
3.el6
Size:
40 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the rpmreaper package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install rpmreaper
This command will install rpmreaper on the server.
yum remove rpmreaper
This command will un-install rpmreaper on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rpmreaper, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove rpmreaper
This command will un-install rpmreaper on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove rpmreaper when using the -y flag.
yum update rpmreaper
This command will update rpmreaper to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove rpmreaper, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update rpmreaper
This command will update rpmreaper to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove rpmreaper when using the -y flag.
yum info rpmreaper
This command will show you core information about the rpmreaper package.
yum deplist rpmreaper
This command will show you the dependencies for rpmreaper. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update rpmreaper
This command will check if there is an update waiting on rpmreaper. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.