diff --git a/doc/src/Build_package.rst b/doc/src/Build_package.rst
index 67639a46b9..4a96eacc69 100644
--- a/doc/src/Build_package.rst
+++ b/doc/src/Build_package.rst
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ These commands install/un-install sets of packages:
 .. code-block:: bash
 
     make yes-all                        # install all packages
-    make no-all                         # uninstall all packages
+    make no-all                         # check for changes and uninstall all packages
+    make no-installed                   # only check and uninstall installed packages
     make yes-basic                      # install a few commonly used packages'
     make no-basic                       # remove a few commonly used packages'
     make yes-most                       # install most packages w/o libs'
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index bedce0c2c4..10b4029278 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ yes-all:
 no-all:
 	@for p in $(PACKAGE); do $(MAKE) no-$$p; done
 
+no-installed:
+	@for p in $(PACKAGESORTED); do $(SHELL) Package.sh $$p info && $(MAKE) no-$$p || : ; done
+
 yes-standard yes-std:
 	@echo 'There are no more "standard" or "user" packages in LAMMPS'
 
diff --git a/src/Package.sh b/src/Package.sh
index aa217fb555..1586f888cc 100755
--- a/src/Package.sh
+++ b/src/Package.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ elif (test $2 = "installed") then
     echo "Installed YES: package $1"
   fi
 
+# info, exit with true/false status depending on whether a package is installed
+
+elif (test $2 = "info") then
+  if (test $installed = 1) then
+    exit 0
+  else
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
 # update, only if installed
 # perform a re-install, but only if the package is already installed