Suggestions for setting up Xfce Garuda

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@Colin

Pacman does not delete old or uninstalled packages automatically from the package cache, thus the cache can become very bloated with unnecessary files. This guide explains the issue and provides some solutions.

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Out Of Space Error with 6.7 Kernel

Hmm, I guess it is too late now but it would be useful to know exactly what the message says. This is not a message that everyone is getting if that is what you are asking; it must be related to something specific happening with your system. For what it’s worth, none of your partitions look like they are in danger of running out of space. The root partition (where the kernel and initramfs images are stored) is only showing 14.9% used: Your EFI partition is less than 1% full. If you see the…

Set up a hook that clears all but the last cache and the currently installed after every Pacman transaction like so:

sudo micro /etc/pacman.d/hooks/paccache.hook

Paste in the hook:

[Trigger]
Operation = Remove
Operation = Install
Operation = Upgrade
Type = Package
Target = *

[Action]
Description = Keep the last cache and the currently installed.
When = PostTransaction
Exec = /usr/bin/paccache -rk2

You can make the hook as aggressive as you wish. After you have it set up, there is no need to explicitly clear package cache.