Linux Cookbook

2.16.1 Problem

You want to delete some packages.

2.16.2 Solution

Yum can do this, too:

# yum remove gltron

You can also remove several packages at once:

# yum remove gltron ktron tuxkart xpoker

2.16.3 Discussion

Yum also removes dependent packages that are no longer needed by the system.

2.16.4 See Also

• yum(8), yum.conf(5)

• Yum home page (http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/)