tmpwatch on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "tmpwatch" 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 tmpwatch on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall tmpwatch on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 396755
Name: tmpwatch
PackageBaseID: 23510
PackageBase: tmpwatch
Version: 2.11-3
Description: Removes files which haven't been accessed for a period of time
URL: https://pagure.io/tmpwatch
NumVotes: 27
Popularity: 0.000168
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: pezz
Submitter: danielepaolella
FirstSubmitted: 1233257171
LastModified: 1490826027
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/tmpwatch.tar.gz