pkgcacheclean on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "pkgcacheclean" 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 pkgcacheclean on Arch using YAY


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


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


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


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

ID: 616009
Name: pkgcacheclean
PackageBaseID: 41918
PackageBase: pkgcacheclean
Version: 1.9.0-3
Description: Application to clean the pacman package cache
URL: https://github.com/dbermond/pkgcacheclean/
NumVotes: 103
Popularity: 2.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter: Auguste
FirstSubmitted: 1287389467
LastModified: 1558877790
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/pkgcacheclean.tar.gz