yaycache on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 03,2025

1. Install "yaycache" 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 yaycache on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall yaycache on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1351173
Name: yaycache
PackageBaseID: 197251
PackageBase: yaycache
Version: 0.3.0-1
Description: Flexible yay cache cleaning
URL: https://github.com/aokellermann/yaycache
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 1.407071
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: aokellermann
Submitter: aokellermann
FirstSubmitted: 1693684353
LastModified: 1699675444
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yaycache.tar.gz