---
name: "pm-uninstall"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "pmuninstall"
version: "0.33-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pm-uninstall"
---

# pm-uninstall(1p)

## NAME

```
  pm-uninstall - Uninstall modules
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
  pm-uninstall [options] Module ...
  options:
      -v,--verbose                  Turns on chatty output
      -f,--force                    Uninstalls without prompts
      -c,--checkdeps                Check dependencies (defaults to on)
      -n,--no-checkdeps             Don't check dependencies
      -q,--quiet                    Suppress some messages
      -h,--help                     This help message
      -V,--version                  Show version
      -l,--local-lib                Additional module path
      -L,--local-lib-contained      Additional module path (don't include non-core modules)
```

## DESCRIPTION

pmuninstall is a fast module uninstaller. It reads installed files lists from \*.packlist files (generated when installing modules using e.g. cpanminus) and deletes them.

Note that it won't attempt to uninstall modules installed by Debian packages.