Question: How Do I Remove Unused Packages in Linux?
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Simply run sudo apt autoremove or sudo apt autoremove –purge in terminal. NOTE: This command will remove all unused packages (orphaned dependencies). Explicitly installed packages will remain.

How do I completely remove a package in Linux?

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  1. apt-get remove packagename. will remove the binaries, but not the configuration or data files of the package packagename . …
  2. apt-get purge packagename or apt-get remove –purge packagename. …
  3. apt-get autoremove. …
  4. aptitude remove packagename or aptitude purge packagename (likewise)

14 сент. 2012 г.

How do I delete unused files in Linux?

fslint is a Linux utility to remove unwanted and problematic cruft in files and file names and thus keeps the computer clean. A large volume of unnecessary and unwanted files are called lint. fslint remove such unwanted lint from files and file names.

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