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diff --git a/src/backend/autoremove.py b/src/backend/autoremove.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import atexit
+import io
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import sisyphus.checkEnvironment
+import sisyphus.killPortage
+import sisyphus.syncDatabase
+
+def start():
+    if sisyphus.checkEnvironment.root():
+        portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--quiet', '--depclean', '--ask'])
+        portageExec.wait()
+        sisyphus.syncDatabase.localTable()
+    else:
+        sys.exit("\nYou need root permissions to do this, exiting!\n")
+
+def startx():
+    portageExec = subprocess.Popen(['emerge', '--depclean'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    # kill portage if the program dies or it's terminated by the user
+    atexit.register(sisyphus.killPortage.cliExec, portageExec)
+
+    for portageOutput in io.TextIOWrapper(portageExec.stdout, encoding="utf-8"):
+        print(portageOutput.rstrip())
+
+    portageExec.wait()
+    sisyphus.syncDatabase.localTable()