https://github.com/acidburnmonkey/dnf-purge-command
Purge plugin for DNF
https://github.com/acidburnmonkey/dnf-purge-command
dnf dnf-plugin dnf-purge dnf-utils fedora
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Purge plugin for DNF
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/acidburnmonkey/dnf-purge-command
- Owner: acidburnmonkey
- Created: 2023-08-25T21:57:41.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-11-29T05:00:48.000Z (7 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-12-01T05:55:14.063Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: dnf, dnf-plugin, dnf-purge, dnf-utils, fedora
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 58.6 KB
- Stars: 11
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# dnf-purge-command
This is a plugin for DNF . It will call for uninstallation of the given package and seek to remove the dangling configuration files unlike the normal dnf remove command . It can also be used to check and remove old configs of programs that are not currently installed. (DNF 5 does not support community plugins it has to be ran independently).
## Installation
### copr-build
```
sudo dnf copr enable acidburnmonkey/purge-command
sudo dnf install purge-command
```
### Manual Installation
```
git clone https://github.com/acidburnmonkey/dnf-purge-command.git
cd dnf-purge-command
sudo cp the-purge.py /usr/bin/purge
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/purge
```
## Usage
Just call it from terminal
```
sudo purge package1 package2 package3
```
Recently added support to purge same amount as arguments dnf takes
### Switch with --nuke
This will try to manually remove binaries not detected by dnf + any associated service , don't use unless you really overtaken by rage.
```
sudo purge --nuke package
```
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