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# removepkg
> Remove a specified Slackware package.
> More information: <https://www.slackbook.org/html/book.html#PACKAGE-MANAGEMENT-PACKAGE-UTILITIES-REMOVEPKG>.
- Remove a package:
`sudo removepkg {{package_name}}`
- Generate a report of a simulated removal to `stdout`:
`removepkg -warn {{package_name}}`
- Reconstruct the package subtree in `/tmp/preserved_packages/package_name` and remove the package:
`sudo removepkg -preserve {{package_name}}`
- Copy package under `/tmp/preserved_packages/package_name` without removing:
`removepkg -copy {{package_name}}`
- Save temporary files created by `removepkg` for debugging:
`sudo removepkg -keep {{package_name}}`