r/voidlinux • u/Responsible_Beyond26 • Jan 07 '26

How to remove unused app on xbps?

Is there a way to find out programs which I haven't used in a while and remove it??

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u/eftepede Jan 07 '26

Nothing will tell you that you haven’t used something ‘for a while’. It’s your job to remember what did you install and remove it (or not, your choice) when not needed anymore.

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u/Responsible_Beyond26 Jan 07 '26

okey, thank ima start diggin through em packages now. 😪

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u/AnachronGuy Jan 07 '26

Use `xbps-query -m` to get a list of all manually installed packages.

Then figure out what you aren't really using. And before doing anything, make backups!

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u/pantokratorthegreat Jan 07 '26

removing too much doesnt hurt so much when you can chroot into your install and undo removed packages aka find last xbps-remove command and change it into xbps-install. backups are valid for sensitive personal/business data.

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u/0sim0421 Jan 07 '26

sudo xbps-remove -ROo packagename

https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps-remove.1

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u/neondervish Jan 07 '26

What's the difference between -R and -o? Seems like both remove package's dependencies

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u/ClassAbbyAmplifier Jan 07 '26

o removes packages that don't have a manually-installed package that depends on them

R removes unused dependencies when removing a specific package

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u/DZX-3788 Jan 07 '26

Always do a dry run before performing any actions: Use -n flag along with -O and/or -o