# Alternative for "command: apt-get autoremove -y"?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/alternative-for-command-apt-get-autoremove-y/20828>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [March 10, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alternative-for-command-apt-get-autoremove-y/20828 "2016-03-10T14:49:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alternative-for-command-apt-get-autoremove-y/20828/1 "2016-03-10T14:49:41Z")

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The apt module has been updated to allow this, it will be available in a 2.1 release

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Loehner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@Benjamin\_Loehner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Benjamin_Loehner)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alternative-for-command-apt-get-autoremove-y/20828/2 "2016-03-11T10:21:57Z")

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Thanks a lot, apt: autoremove is now available, but how do i use it?

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alternative-for-command-apt-get-autoremove-y/20828/3 "2016-03-11T16:08:16Z")

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Like any option:

- apt: … autoremove=yes