#+date: 2021-07-28
#+options: toc:nil num:nil

* Checking and cleaning packages and package cache in Parabola GNUlinux

** Removing unused packages by name


Let's say you want to delete the following packages:

 * zim
 * mpv
 * smplayer

#+begin_example sh
  pacman -Rs zim mpv smplayer
#+end_example

** List all installed packages

List and redirect the output to the file "pkglist.txt"

#+begin_example sh
  pacman -Qqe > pkglist.txt
#+end_example

List all packages with size

#+begin_example sh
  LC_ALL=C pacman -Qi | awk '/^Name/{name=$3} /^Installed Size/{print $4$5, name}' | sort -h
#+end_example