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How do I find all actual files (not devices, sockets, etc) on my system that are: Not part of a package Not under /home (I assume that packages are supposed to never put files there) on Arch...
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matthewsnyder
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2024-07-09T16:59:03Z (6 months ago)
How to clean up old junk files on Arch?
- How to find all files not part of a package on Arch?
- How do I find all actual files (not devices, sockets, etc) on my system that are:
- * Not part of a package
* Not under `/home`- on Arch Linux?
- I've been using this install for a while and I suspect there's been a lot of cruft, like `.pacnew` or leftovers from crappy AUR scripts. I want to start with an "everything" list and then use my own tools to go through that and see which ones are not needed.
- If there's already a utility for finding junk files, I would accept that as well. I asked this question in a lower level form because I don't want people to yell at me in comments for the question being too vague, but I'll accept high level answers.
- How do I find all actual files (not devices, sockets, etc) on my system that are:
- * Not part of a package
- * Not under `/home` (I assume that packages are supposed to never put files there)
- on Arch Linux?
- I've been using this install for a while and I suspect there's been a lot of cruft, like `.pacnew` or leftovers from crappy AUR scripts. I want to start with an "everything" list and then use my own tools to go through that and see which ones are not needed.
- If there's already a utility for finding junk files, I would accept that as well. I asked this question in a lower level form because I don't want people to yell at me in comments for the question being too vague, but I'll accept high level answers.
#1: Initial revision
by
matthewsnyder
·
2024-07-09T16:53:47Z (6 months ago)
How to clean up old junk files on Arch?
How do I find all actual files (not devices, sockets, etc) on my system that are: * Not part of a package * Not under `/home` on Arch Linux? I've been using this install for a while and I suspect there's been a lot of cruft, like `.pacnew` or leftovers from crappy AUR scripts. I want to start with an "everything" list and then use my own tools to go through that and see which ones are not needed. If there's already a utility for finding junk files, I would accept that as well. I asked this question in a lower level form because I don't want people to yell at me in comments for the question being too vague, but I'll accept high level answers.