Is there a way to remove packages that are installed as dependencies?

sheomualjy · 2012-04-21 11:43:52

Hi,

I recently tried out GDM, and found that I don't like it. I now wish to remove it, along with all the dependencies that were installed along with it.
However, I cannot find a way to list the dependencies of GDM, so that I can remove those as well.

The pacman manual mentioned --cascade and --recursive , however cascade does not list anything else, and recursive includes WAY too many extra packages, many of which I actually need.

Is there a way to remove the packages that were installed along with GDM, but nothing more and nothing less?

Thanks,
James

Trilby · 2012-04-21 11:51:23

Pacman -Qi <gdm package name> will list information including the dependencies. If you need to pick and chose from this list this is probably the best way. I don't know why pacman -Rsn <gdm package name> wouldn't work though. That will remove the package and all of it's dependencies that are not also needed by some other package.

SS4 · 2012-04-21 12:45:59

I'd remove gdm and then use pacman -Qdt to list orphans

theGunslinger · 2012-04-21 12:50:54

sudo pacman -Rscn gdm

magicalChicken · 2012-04-21 13:31:05

Be very careful with -Rsc, as this could remove many very important packages it used inapropriatly, I would recommend just pacman -Rs gdm, then check for orphaned packages.

graysky · 2012-04-21 13:43:57

magicalChicken wrote:

Be very careful with -Rsc, as this could remove many very important packages it used inapropriatly, I would recommend just pacman -Rs gdm, then check for orphaned packages.

+1

I also remove packages with the -Rs switch. I occasionally check for orphans. In fact, I wrote an 'orphans' function in in my ~/.bashrc for this purpose.

orphans() {
  if [[ ! -n $(pacman -Qdt) ]]; then
    echo no orphans to remove
  else
    sudo pacman -Rs $(pacman -Qdtq)
  fi
}

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#1 2012-04-21 11:43:52

Is there a way to remove packages that are installed as dependencies?

#2 2012-04-21 11:51:23

Re: Is there a way to remove packages that are installed as dependencies?

#3 2012-04-21 12:45:59

Re: Is there a way to remove packages that are installed as dependencies?

#4 2012-04-21 12:50:54

Re: Is there a way to remove packages that are installed as dependencies?

#5 2012-04-21 13:31:05

Re: Is there a way to remove packages that are installed as dependencies?

#6 2012-04-21 13:43:57

Re: Is there a way to remove packages that are installed as dependencies?

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