tmpreaper on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "tmpreaper" 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 tmpreaper on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tmpreaper on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 981678
Name: tmpreaper
PackageBaseID: 31864
PackageBase: tmpreaper
Version: 1.6.14+nmu2-1
Description: Cleans up files in directories based on their age
URL: http://packages.debian.org/sid/tmpreaper
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 1.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: nkukard
Submitter: liujed
FirstSubmitted: 1257708676
LastModified: 1635690223
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tmpreaper.tar.gz