# xbps

> The X Binary Package System (or xbps) is the binary package system used by Void Linux.
> More information: <https://github.com/void-linux/xbps>.

- Install packages and synchronize them with the remote repository:

`xbps-install --synchronize {{package_name1}} {{package_name2}}`

- Search for a package in the remote repository:

`xbps-query --repository -s {{package_name}}`

- Remove a package, leaving all of its dependencies installed:

`xbps-remove {{package_name}}`

- Remove a package and all of its dependencies recursively that are not required by other packages:

`xbps-remove --recursive {{package_name}}`

- Synchronize your repository databases and update your system and dependencies:

`xbps-install --synchronize -u`

- Remove packages that were installed as dependencies and aren't currently needed:

`xbps-remove --remove-orphans`

- Remove obsolete packages from the cache:

`xbps-remove --clean-cache`