remove package archlinux
# leaving dependencies pacman -R <package_name> # removing dependencies pacman -Rs <package_name> # The above may sometimes refuse to run when removing a group which # contains otherwise needed packages. In this case try: pacman -Rsu <package_name> # To remove a package, its dependencies and all the packages that depend # on the target package: pacman -Rsc <package_name> # To remove a package, which is required by another package, without # removing the dependent package: pacman -Rdd <package_name> # Pacman saves important configuration files when removing certain # applications and names them with the extension: .pacsave. To prevent # the creation of these backup files use the -n option: pacman -Rn <package_name>
