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yaourt: Remove a package and its dependencies (includes AUR packages).
$ yaourt -Rs ${package_name}
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The command yaourt -Rs ${package_name} is used to remove a package from your system using Yaourt, which is a command-line interactive wrapper for Pacman, the package manager used in Arch Linux and its derivatives.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

  • yaourt: The command itself, which is the name of the Yaourt tool.
  • -Rs: These are options passed to Yaourt.
    • -R: Stands for "remove" and specifies that you want to remove a package.
    • -s: Stands for "search" and specifies that the package name is a regular expression to search for in the package names and descriptions.
  • ${package_name}: This is a variable representing the name of the package you want to remove. You should replace ${package_name} with the actual name of the package you wish to uninstall.

By running this command, Yaourt will search for the specified package and prompt you to confirm the removal. If you confirm, it will proceed to uninstall the package and any of its dependencies that are no longer required by other installed packages.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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