orphan-manager on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 16,2024

1. Install "orphan-manager" 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 orphan-manager on Arch using YAY


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


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                orphan-manager
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "orphan-manager" 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 orphan-manager's git locally


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


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

ID: 417930
Name: orphan-manager
PackageBaseID: 122987
PackageBase: orphan-manager
Version: 1.1-2
Description: Systemd timer to automatically remove orphaned packages
URL:
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: GymliDanny
Submitter: GymliDanny
FirstSubmitted: 1496197443
LastModified: 1496884800
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/orphan-manager.tar.gz