Ubuntu Force Install / remove packages

By Tech Writer • December 8, 2014 • Package Management

Autoclean clears out the local repository of retrieved package files. sudo apt-get autoclean Force installation/removal of packages. ☠Use with caution sudo apt-get --force-yes install <pk

Autoclean clears out the local repository of retrieved package files.
```
sudo apt-get autoclean 
```

Force installation/removal of packages. ☠Use with caution

sudo apt-get --force-yes install <pkgname>

and

sudo apt-get --force-yes remove <pkgname>

Also as always, you can use dpkg to install, remove and purge packages.

Install
```
sudo dpkg -i <pkgname> 
```
Remove
```
sudo dpkg -r <pkgname> 
```
Purge
```
sudo dpkg -P <pkgname> 
```

http://askubuntu.com/questions/438345/how-to-remove-install-a-package-that-is-not-fully-installed

Ubuntu Force Install / remove packages

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