cacheclean on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "cacheclean" 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 cacheclean on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cacheclean on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cacheclean" 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 cacheclean's git locally


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


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

ID: 327737
Name: cacheclean
PackageBaseID: 114361
PackageBase: cacheclean
Version: 2.1-6
Description: Cleans up pacman packages from cache. Users selects how many old versions to keep.
URL: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=9104
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: g360
Submitter: g360
FirstSubmitted: 1470586184
LastModified: 1470601859
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cacheclean.tar.gz