# How use the command --force-remove

**URL:** <https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-use-the-command-force-remove/2716>\
**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [January 25, 2018, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-use-the-command-force-remove/2716 "2018-01-25T11:48:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mikedomo](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/mikedomo/32/157_2.png) [@mikedomo](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mikedomo)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2018, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-use-the-command-force-remove/2716/1 "2018-01-25T11:48:09Z")

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How use the command --force-remove for remove a package in a GL-AR300M.

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**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-use-the-command-force-remove/2716/2 "2018-01-29T16:43:20Z")

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ssh to the router and use

opkg remove --force-remove xxxx

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/how-use-the-command-force-remove/2716/3 "2025-10-29T02:37:12Z")

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