pacfree on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "pacfree" 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 pacfree on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall pacfree on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1116776
Name: pacfree
PackageBaseID: 162139
PackageBase: pacfree
Version: 0.6.2-1
Description: A pacman wrapper to make pacman free-software aware
URL: https://github.com/leo-arch/pacfree
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: archcrack
Submitter: archcrack
FirstSubmitted: 1610782386
LastModified: 1658738820
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacfree.tar.gz