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rasat

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Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

"Too many packages installed taking unnecessary HD space but not knowing what to remove. Afraid of breaking package dependencies or removing important programs. Or too many similar programs are installed confusing the navigation."

These are common questions. Package Sweeper sorting installed packages in categories instead of displaying in one column, which could be up to 500 programs, handles the removal in a systematic manner. Before removing any packages, details are given (dependencies and required by other packages) allowing the user to control the removal. Package Sweeper also checks if there are conflicting packages. And there is an additional category ("unknown") showing user's local made and TUR packages. Beside this "unknown" category, all other categories are based on Arch Linux's structure copied from the home page.

<b>Pkg sweeper:</b>
http://amlug.net/new-projects/pkgsweepe … eeper.html

<b>How to install & uninstall:</b>
# pacman -A pkgsweeper-x.x-x.pkg.tar.gz
# pacman -R pkgsweeper

<b>How to run:</b>
# pkgsweeper ( in root)

<b>NOTE:</b>
1. The category template which is used, is temporary / virtual only.
2. Whenever there is a new update of template or change among installed packages, it takes several minutes to update depending on the number of packages and processor.

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rasat

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

Version 0.2 is uploaded. Few bugs were fixed and instead of naming the additional category as "unknown" its now "local".

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Markku

jlvsimoes

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

nice

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pcs333

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Registered: 2003-10-18

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

this is a brilliant program rasat 

ideal for all the noobs like me 

Moo-Crumpus

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Registered: 2003-12-01

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

Would it be nice to have it check against pacman's server list, and fetch and install files? In the manner of tasksel, it would be nice.

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wain

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

Great program !!  8)

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Cerebral

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

Holycrap 2 year old thread I never even knew existed!

wrj

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

thank you

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kozaki

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

Hey! Great features

wrj > Is it by purpose it's not in AUR ?

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Sigi

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

Headline:  Forum thread reanimated, survived more than 2 years in coma

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Haven't been here in a while. Still rocking Arch.

MAC!EK

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

pkgsweeper shows these conflicts:

x acl --> conflicts with : xfsacl                                    
x amarok-base-mysqlfree --> conflicts with : amarok-base             

I don't have amarok-base only amarok-base-mysqlfree and also no xfsacl.
I suppose that pkgsweeper checks the package list with grep and when finds amarok-base-mysqlfree and acl which match the syntax he suggests this as a conflict.

I could repair it myself in the source of the Bash script but it's written a little bit messy.
rasat You did a great job but why don't You use pipes? It would spedd all that very much and it would be more readable for others.

rasat

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

I could repair it myself in the source of the Bash script but it's written a little bit messy.
rasat You did a great job but why don't You use pipes? It would spedd all that very much and it would be more readable for others.

pkgsweeper was one of my bash learning projects. Still I am leaning, what's "pipes"?

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T-Dawg

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

pipe="grep something /path/to/file |sed s'|some_stuff|for_something|g' |wc -c"

the `|' is a pipe, they 'pipe' information from one end to another.

rasat

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

Thanks, didn't know it has a name though using it quite often.
I will pipe the pkgsweper and upgrade a bit.

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MAC!EK

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Re: Package Sweeper (for Arch Linux)

pkgsweeper was one of my bash learning projects. Still I am leaning, what's "pipes"?

I didn't want to attack You in any way, I just wanted to inform You to make You a better bash scripter

You could also replace this:

cat $PKGS | grep "$category/"

with:

grep "$category/" $PKGS

It no diffrence in the functioning of this but it can increase speed and is more clear.