PACKAGE-CLEANUP(1)

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

A DNF-based shim imitating the original YUM-based package-cleanup utility.

SYNOPSIS

package-cleanup [options]

OPTIONS

All general DNF options are accepted, see Options in dnf(8) for details.

--leaves
    List leaf nodes in the local RPM database. Leaf nodes are RPMs that are not relied upon by any other RPM. Maps to dnf repoquery --unneeded.

--orphans
    List installed packages which are not available from currently configured repositories. Maps to dnf repoquery --extras.

--problems
    List dependency problems in the local RPM database. Maps to dnf repoquery --unsatisfied.

--dupes
    Scan for duplicates in the local RPM database. Maps to dnf repoquery --duplicates.

--cleandupes
    Scan for duplicates in the local RPM database and clean out the older versions. Maps to dnf remove --duplicates.

EXAMPLES

package-cleanup --problems
    List all dependency problems.

package-cleanup --orphans
    List all packages that are not in any DNF repository.

package-cleanup --cleandupes
    Remove all packages that have a duplicate installed.

AUTHOR
See AUTHORS in your Core DNF Plugins distribution

COPYRIGHT
2025, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+