install-yaourt

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### A)	Install base development utilities
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$	pacman -S base-devel

$	pacman -S binutils


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### B)	Install Package Query
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Yaourt depends on another AUR package called Package Query which we need to install first.

$	curl -O https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/package-query.tar.gz

$	tar zxvf package-query.tar.gz

$	cd package-query

$	makepkg -si

Install the tar.xz package you just built with the following command.

$	sudo pacman -U package-query-1.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz


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### C)	Install Yaourt
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    #Source: http://archlinux.fr/yaourt-en

$	curl -O https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/yaourt.tar.gz

$	tar zxvf yaourt.tar.gz

$	cd yaourt

$	makepkg -si

Install the tar.xz package you just built with the following command.

$	sudo pacman -U yaourt-1.7-1-any.pkg.tar.xz

$	pacman -Sy yaourt


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### Correct way to uninstall software in Arch
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    #Source: http://www.linuxandlife.com/2011/12/right-way-to-uninstall-software-in-arch.html

Remove the package and its dependencies and all the settings of the application.

$   sudo pacman -Rns packagename

Check if there is any orphan packages on the system.

$   sudo pacman -Qdt

To remove all the orphan packages.

$   sudo pacman -Rns $(pacman -Qdtq)

To clean cache and outdated packages.

    #Note:  Do this after checking that new packages are working.

$   sudo pacman -Scc