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Pamac - Cleaning the Cache
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To remove all orphans use the command: | To remove all orphans use the command: | ||
pamac remove -o | pamac remove -o | ||
==Cleaning the Cache== | |||
When pamac installs packages, it keeps a copy of all the old packages you have downloaded. This cache can be very useful if you have to install older packages in an emergency. However, left unchecked, this cache will grow very large over time. | |||
Otherwise, to clear the cache completely, enter the following command (and use with care): | |||
pamac clean | |||
A safer way to remove old package cache files is to remove all packages except for the latest three package versions using: | |||
pamac clean --keep 3 | |||