bootcleanse on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "bootcleanse" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install bootcleanse on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                bootcleanse
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall bootcleanse on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                bootcleanse
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "bootcleanse" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone bootcleanse's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bootcleanse.git 
            
                        
                ~/bootcleanse
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bootcleanse folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bootcleanse
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bootcleanse package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 193245
Name: bootcleanse
PackageBaseID: 72330
PackageBase: bootcleanse
Version: 2-1
Description: Cleanse your system from old MBR codes and boot flags
URL: https://github.com/maandree/bootcleanse
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: maandree
Submitter: maandree
FirstSubmitted: 1375477399
LastModified: 1434109972
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bootcleanse.tar.gz