How to remove installed packages using yum in Linux?
To remove a package that has already been installed in Linux using yum, you can follow these steps:
- Open the terminal and log in as the root user, or switch to the root user using the sudo command.
- show me a list of installed packages
- Identify the name of the package to be deleted, and make a note of its name and version number.
- remove package.
- Uninstall example-package using yum.
- remove package-name-version
- Uninstall example-package-1.2 from the system.
- To confirm deletion, type “y” and press enter.
- Yum will remove the specified package and its dependencies.
Please note that removing a package may cause other programs dependent on that package to no longer function properly. Before deleting the package, make sure you understand its implications, and backup or take necessary actions if needed.