pacclean-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "pacclean-git" 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 pacclean-git on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 1221026
Name: pacclean-git
PackageBaseID: 190832
PackageBase: pacclean-git
Version: r35.a39fc9c-1
Description: Clean up old pacman packages, similar to paccache
URL: https://github.com/eclairevoyant/pacclean
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0.000454
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: eclairevoyant
Submitter: eclairevoyant
FirstSubmitted: 1677463644
LastModified: 1677920984
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacclean-git.tar.gz