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Hello,

I often have trouble uninstalling outdated packages on PCs. Could you explain the procedure for uninstalling or removing a package from a series of PCs?
For example, I had a package called dst-sketchup2015, and I'd like to uninstall it from 467 PCs and replace it with dst-sketchup-make (versions 2016 and 2017).
Should I block the 2015 package? Uninstall it? Or simply remove it from the system?

First, obviously remove the dst-sketchup2015 package from the direct and indirect dependencies of your machines.
Then, create the new dst-sketchup2016 package, adding the old dst-sketchup2015 package to the conflict list.

This way, the old package will be uninstalled before installing the new one.

Okay, thanks, I'll try that!

I have another obsolete package that I'd like to uninstall and then remove from the repository. But it's currently installed on 200 machines. Is there a way to block it on all 200 machines (or all of them) at once? Right now I have to do it one by one.