Show HN: Arch-Cleaner – A bash script to routine maintenance on Arch Linux

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A bash script to perform routine maintenance and cleanup tasks on Arch Linux systems.

System updates
Removal of orphaned packages
Pacman cache cleaning
Journal log cleaning
Temporary file removal
User cache cleaning

Arch Linux or Arch-based distribution
Bash shell
Root privileges

git clone https://github.com/antonio-foti/arch-cleaner.git cd arch-cleaner chmod +x arch-cleaner sudo cp arch-clenear /usr/local/bin/

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/arch-cleaner

Updates all packages (pacman -Syyu)
Removes orphaned packages
Cleans package cache (pacman -Scc)
Removes unused packages
Cleans systemd journal logs (keeping last 50MB)
Removes temporary files
Cleans user cache directories

The script requires root privileges and should be used with care
Always review the script before running
Consider backing up important data before system maintenance
Some operations (particularly the optional ones) are potentially destructive

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any enhancements or bug fixes.

MIT License - Free to use and modify Created by Antonio Foti

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