# package-cleanup

## NAME



           package-cleanup - clean up locally installed, duplicate, or
           orphaned packages
    


## SYNOPSIS



           **package-cleanup**[options] <item ...>
    


## DESCRIPTION



           **package-cleanup** is a program for cleaning up the locally-installed
           RPMs.
    


## GENERAL OPTIONS



           **-c <config file>**
                  Use alternative config file (default is /etc/yum.conf).
    
           **-h, --help**
                  Help; display a help message and then quit.
    
           **-q, --quiet**
                  Print out nothing unnecessary.
    
           **-v, --version**
                  Report program version and exit.
    
           **-y** Agree to anything asked.
    
           **--leaves**
                  List leaf nodes in the local RPM database.  Leaf nodes are
                  RPMs that are not relied upon by any other RPM.
    
           **--orphans**
                  List installed packages which are not available from
                  currently configured repositories. This is identical to
                  "yum list extras", which may provide better output.
    
           **--oldkernels**
                  Remove old kernel and kernel-devel packages.
    
           **--problems**
                  List dependency problems in the local RPM database. If any
                  problems are found it will exit with an exit code of 1.
    
           **--dupes**
                  Scan for duplicates in the local RPM database.
    
           **--cleandupes**
                  Scan for duplicates in the local RPM database and clean out
                  the older versions.
    
           **--removenewestdupes**
                  Remove the newest dupes instead of the oldest dupes when
                  cleaning duplicates.
    
           **--noscripts**
                  Disable rpm scriptlets from running when cleaning
                  duplicates.
    
           **--count <COUNT>**
                  Number of duplicate/kernel packages to keep on the system
                  (default 2)
    


## LEAVES OPTIONS



           **--all** When listing leaf nodes also list leaf nodes that are not
                  libraries.
    
           **--leaf-regex**
                  A package name that matches this regular expression will be
                  considered a leaf.
    
           **--exclude-devel**
                  When listing leaf nodes do not list development packages.
    
           **--exclude-bin**
                  When listing leaf nodes do not list packages with files in
                  bin directories.
    


## OLDKERNELS OPTIONS



           **--keepdevel**
                  Do not remove kernel-devel packages when removing kernels
    


## EXAMPLES



           List all dependency problems:
                  **package-cleanup --problems**
    
           List all packages that are not in any Yum repository:
                  **package-cleanup --orphans**
    
           Remove old kernels keeping 3 and leaving old kernel-devel packages
           installed:
                  **package-cleanup --oldkernels --count=3 --keepdevel**
    
           List all leaf packages with no files in a bin directory whose name
           begins with either 'perl' or 'python':
                  **package-cleanup --leaves --exclude-bin**
                  **--leaf-regex="^(perl)|(python)"**
    


## FILES



           As package-cleanup uses YUM libraries for retrieving all the
           information, it relies on YUM configuration for its default values
           like which repositories to use. Consult YUM documentation for
           details:
    
           /etc/yum.conf
           /etc/yum/repos.d/
           /var/cache/yum/
    


## BUGS



           There are of course no bugs, but should you find any, you should
           first consult the FAQ section on http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq
           and if unsuccessful in finding a resolution contact the mailing
           list: yum-devel@lists.baseurl.org.  To file a bug use
           http://bugzilla.redhat.com for Fedora/RHEL/Centos related bugs and
           http://yum.baseurl.org/report for all other bugs.
    


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