Please ensure you understand the purpose of each script before running it, as some scripts may alter system settings or delete files. Always run with appropriate permissions, especially for scripts requiring sudo access.

Clean pkg cache

List packages

ls /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ | less 

Remove all pkg except those installed

sudo pacman -Sc 

Remove all files

sudo pacman -Scc

Download manually from archive.

Automatically remove

sudo pacman -S pacman-contrib

Remove

paccache -r

Systemd timer create file in /etc/systemd/system/paccache.timer with the following contents

[Unit]
Description=Clean-up old pacman pkg cache

[Timer]
OnCalendar=monthly
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable by sudo systemctl start paccache.timer

Pacman post-transaction hook

remove unused packages

List unused

sudo pacman -Qtdq

Remove unused

sudo pacman -R $(pacman -Qtdq)

Clean home cache

cache is located in ~/.cache

Config Files

stored in ~/.config/

Find and remove

install rmlint package sudo pacman -S rm lint.

Use Debian? Read this guide instead: [[Clean up Debian Linux]]