pacman-expire-cache on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "pacman-expire-cache" 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 pacman-expire-cache on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                pacman-expire-cache
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall pacman-expire-cache on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                pacman-expire-cache
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "pacman-expire-cache" 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 pacman-expire-cache's git locally


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


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

ID: 918254
Name: pacman-expire-cache
PackageBaseID: 129199
PackageBase: pacman-expire-cache
Version: 0.2.1-1
Description: Tool for deleting old cached package files for pacman
URL: http://ikn.org.uk/tool/pacman-expire-cache
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 5.8E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: J4913
Submitter: J4913
FirstSubmitted: 1515957510
LastModified: 1623099231
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pacman-expire-cache.tar.gz