NAME 

package-cleanup

SYNOPSIS 

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

DESCRIPTION 

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

GENERAL OPTIONS 

-v, --version
Report program version and exit.
-h, --help
Help; display a help message and then quit.
-q, --quiet
Print out nothing unecessary.
-y
Agree to anything asked.
-c <config file>
Use alternative config file (default is /etc/yum.conf).
--problems
List dependency problems in the local RPM database.
--leaves
List leaf nodes in the local RPM database. Leaf nodes are RPMs that are not relied upon by any other RPM.
--problems
List dependency problems in the local RPM database.
--orphans
List installed packages which are not available from currenly configured repositories.
--oldkernels
Remove old kernel and kernel-devel packages.

LEAVES OPTIONS 

--all
When listing leaf nodes also list leaf nodes that are not libraries.

OLDKERNELS OPTIONS 

--count <COUNT>
Number of kernel packages to keep on the system (default 2)
--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

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/

SEE ALSO 

yum.conf (5)

AUTHORS 

See the Authors file included with this program.

BUGS 

There of course aren't any bugs, but if you find any, they should be sent to the mailing list: yum@lists.linux.duke.edu or filed in bugzilla.