https://github.com/nudin/getrid

Simple terminal user interface to decide which packages to keep and which to get rid of
https://github.com/nudin/getrid

archlinux cleanup pacman tui

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Simple terminal user interface to decide which packages to keep and which to get rid of

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nudin/getrid
• Owner: Nudin
• License: other
• Created: 2020-05-10T23:25:59.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-12-30T12:10:31.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-03T05:41:10.902Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: archlinux, cleanup, pacman, tui
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 676 KB
• Stars: 11
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# `getrid` of arch packages you don't need anymore

Having a rolling release distribution if one of the big advantages of Arch

compared to other distributions: no outdated software nor being forced to do

lengthy and risky upgrades or fresh installs every X months/years.  The

downside of this is that there are never any "clear cuts" and the amounts of

packages once installed but not needed anymore constantly grows.

Removing old packages is annoying, so I wrote `getrid` a tool that makes it

easier to find packages that unnecessary fill up your disk. It's a simple

terminal user interface allows you to decide which packages to keep and which

to remove.

Dependencies: python, pacgraph, python-urwid

## How to use?

It list you all packages that can be removed (are not a dependency of other

packages), sorted by the disk space that would be freed if removed – this

includes dependencies that aren't needed of other packages and where not

installed explicit.

Go though the list and decide:

- If you definitely want to keep a package -> key `e`

- Want to keep them "for now" -> key `t`

- Want to get rid of it -> key `d`, `Space` or `Enter`

The first list is saved to disk, so you won't have to deal with them the next

time you start getrid. If you want to see the hidden entries press `s`.

![Screenshot](./getrid.png)