FreeBSD: Removing Unused Dependencies

This post will guide you how to remove unused or unwanted dependency packages in your FreeBSD. How do I use the pkg command to remove all unneeded packages on Free BSD. How to remove orphan packages in FreeBSD.

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You can use the pkg command with the autoremove option to remove all unused dependency packages in your FreeBSD server. so you can execute one of the following command:

# pkg autoremove

Or

# pkg -n autoremove

Or

#pkg -y autoremove

If you want to remove one specified unused package called fio-3.2 in FreeBSD, you can use the pkg remove command to achieve it. type:

#pkg remove fio-3.2