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  • Identifying unused dependencies with pacgraph

    Identifying unused dependencies with pacgraph

    Pacgraph is a tool that generates a graph of your Arch Linux system’s package dependencies. You can install it from the AUR: It’s helped identify packages that I had no idea were installed. After identifying the ones you don’t need, you can remove them: After you’ve removed a few packages, you can run use this…

  • Automated system backups with borg and borgmatic

    This article will cover the basics of setting up a borg repository, creating backups, and how to run them automatically. Initialize the repository You should have a separate borg repository for each system you want to back up. Borg docs say that it’s possible to share a repository with multiple hosts, but not recommended. My…