Hey,
So some of you already know who I am, the rest who don't; don't care.
Since things like FS#16831 (https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16831) seem
to be going nowhere we tend to have a lot of dead packages lying around
with a helpful comment, such as "if a TU happens to stumble here, please
remove this".
So I've somewhat occasionally compiled a list of dust and dead bodies by
Googling things like 'deprecated', 'obsolete', "package is no longer
needed" and "remove/delete this package" (all preceded by
'site:archlinux.org'). I've trimmed all the false alarms from the 150+
or so packages down to these 73.
This is all stuff that's either dead, dying or provided by something
else. So please go waste your life on the cost of someone else's disk
space and bandwidth:
1) android-google-market-licensing: Replaced by
'android-google-play-licensing' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/android-google-market-licensing/
2) atftp-init: Merged upstream in 'atftp' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/atftp-init/
3) boto-glacier-git: Merged upstream in 'python2-boto-git' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/boto-glacier-git/
4) conan: Dead.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/conan/
5) conan-svn: Mega dead.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/conan-svn/
6) cruisecontrol: Duplicate of 'cruisecontrol-bin' (correct naming) (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cruisecontrol/
7) cryptsetup-svn: Development moved to Git.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/cryptsetup-svn/
8) dkms-broadcom-wl: Duplicate of 'broadcom-wl-dkms' (correct naming) (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dkms-broadcom-wl/
9) dmd2-git: Duplicate of 'dmd-git' (correct naming, same project) (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dmd2-git/
10) dnssec-root-zone-trust-anchors: Merged in 'core/dnssec-anchors'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dnssec-root-zone-trust-anchors/
11) dofus-beta-transition: Merged in 'dofus-beta' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dofus-beta-transition/
12) dvb-usb-rtl2832u-dkms: Merged upstream in linux 3.10.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dvb-usb-rtl2832u-dkms/
13) dvb-usb-rtl2832u-stv20: Merged upstream in linux 3.10.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dvb-usb-rtl2832u-stv20/
14) dvb-usb-rtl2838u-arch: Merged upstream in linux 3.10.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dvb-usb-rtl2838u-arch/
15) dvb-usb-rtl2838u-lts: Merged in linux 3.10 and alternatively
provided by 'dvb-usb-rtl2832u-openpli' (AUR) (still maintained and
slightly different from the in-kernel version).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dvb-usb-rtl2838u-lts/
16) editra: Upstream version of editra now merged in 'extra/wxpython'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/editra/
17) eiskaltdcpp-cli-2.2.x-git: Meant for past convenience of the uploader.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/eiskaltdcpp-cli-2.2.x-git/
18) fdclone: Duplicate of'fd' (correct naming) (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fdclone/
19) ffmpegthumbnailer-gnome: Merged upstream in 'extra/ffmpegthumbnailer'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ffmpegthumbnailer-gnome/
20) frc-gcc-tools: 'Replaced' says the uploader.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/frc-gcc-tools/
21) gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer-dbus-git: Replaced by
'gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer-git' (AUR).
-
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gnome-shell-extension-mediaplayer-dbus-git/
22) gnome-typing-break-bzr: Replaced by 'gnome-break-timer-git' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gnome-typing-break-bzr/
23) google-docs-fs-svn: Development moved to Mercurial.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/google-docs-fs-svn/
24) google-music-frame-bzr: Merged upstream in 'nuvolaplayer' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/google-music-frame-bzr/
25) kdevelop-ninja-git: Merged in master ('kdevelop-git' (AUR) /
'extra/kdevelop').
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kdevelop-ninja-git/
26) kotex: Replaced by 'texlive-kotex' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kotex/
27) kotex-extra-hlfont: Replaced by 'kotex' (AUR), which is replaced by
'texlive-kotex' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kotex-extra-hlfont/
28) kotex-fonts: Same here.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/kotex-fonts/
29) latex-pgfplots: Replaced by 'extra/texlive-pictures'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/latex-pgfplots/
30) latex-template-ieee: Replaced by 'extra/texlive-publishers'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/latex-template-ieee/
31) libmicrohttpd-xbmc: Replaced by 'community/libmicrohttpd'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libmicrohttpd-xbmc/
32) light-themes: Merged upstream in 'ubuntu-themes' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/light-themes/
33) lxpanel-git: Replaced by Gtk+ v3 and Qt versions
('lxpanel2-git'/'lxqt-panel-git' (AUR):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LXDE#Qt_port).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lxpanel-git/
34) madx: The uploader (an actual CERN employee) recommends moving to
'madx-svn' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/madx/
35) madx-dev: Same thing.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/madx-dev/
36) nct677x: Merged upstream in linux 3.10.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nct677x/
37) odtwriter: Merged upstream in 'community/python(2)-docutils'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/odtwriter/
38) ogre-1.7.2: Deprecated version of 'ogre' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ogre-1.7.2/
39) ogre-branch-1.4: Go.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ogre-branch-1.4/
40) ogre-branch-1.6: To.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ogre-branch-1.6/
41) ogre-branch-1.6-free: Hell.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ogre-branch-1.6-free/
42) open-sasc-ng: Merged upstream in 'ffdecsawrapper-git' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/open-sasc-ng/
43) openscad-bin: Provided by 'community/openscad'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/openscad-bin/
44) openscad-bin-amd64: OMG.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/openscad-bin-amd64/
45) openssh-dnssec: Superseded by 'core/dnssec-anchors'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/openssh-dnssec/
46) pcsclite-libudev: 'community/pcslite' long built with libudev.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pcsclite-libudev/
47) perl-net-smtp-server: Duplicate of'perl-smtp-server' (correct
naming) (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-net-smtp-server/
48) perl-net-smtp-tls: Superseded by 'perl-net-smtp-tls-butmaintained'
(an actual naming) (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-net-smtp-tls/
49) perl-net-smtp-tls-butmaintained: A recommendation for moving to
Net::SMTPS included in Git.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/perl-net-smtp-tls-butmaintained/
50) php-gtk-git: Project finally seems dead, and isn't compatible with
latest PHP.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/php-gtk-git/
51) python-cython: Provided by 'community/cython(2)'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-cython/
52) python-pbldr: Dead.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python-pbldr/
53) python2-chrome: Merged upstream in 'extra/python(2)'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python2-chrome/
54) python2-reddit-git: Duplicate of 'python2-praw-git' (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python2-reddit-git/
55) python2-setupdocs: "No longer needed by ETS." ~maintainer
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python2-setupdocs/
56) python2-sumatra-hg: "This should be deleted, I uploaded an old
non-working PKGBUILD." ~maintainer
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python2-sumatra-hg/
57) python3-xlrd: Duplicate of 'python-xlrd' (correct naming) (AUR).
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/python3-xlrd/
58) raknet2: Dead.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/raknet2/
59) runbench-bzr: 'Please delete. This package is useless', believes the
maintainer.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/runbench-bzr/
60) scim-thai: Maintainer no longer uses the package and it doesn't have
a single vote.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/scim-thai/
61) texlive-biolinum-type1: Obsolete.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/texlive-biolinum-type1/
62) texlive-libertine-type1: Also obsolete.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/texlive-libertine-type1/
63) vim-pkgbuild: Merged upstream in pacman 4.1.2-4;FS#37036.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vim-pkgbuild/
64) virtualbox_bin-1: Let.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtualbox_bin-1/
65) virtualbox_bin-2: Them.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtualbox_bin-2/
66) virtualbox_bin-3: Go already.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/virtualbox_bin-3/
67) vxworks-gcc-toolchain-bin: 'It has been replaced', says the maintainer.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vxworks-gcc-toolchain-bin/
68) wireshark-plugin-openflow: Merged upstream in
'community/wireshark-(cli|gtk)'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/wireshark-plugin-openflow/
69) xecjk: "Since tex-* has already included xecjk, this package is no
longer necessary."~maintainer
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xecjk/
70) xf86-video-fbdev-for-displaylink: Merged upstream in
'extra/xf86-video-fbdev'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xf86-video-fbdev-for-displaylink/
71) xfswitch-plugin: Obsolete leftover.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfswitch-plugin/
72) xnoise-plugins-core: Merged upstream in 'community/xnoise'.
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xnoise-plugins-core/
73) zfs-fuse-git: ' I think this package is obsolete for two reasons:
because kernel zfs support has improved (archzfs) and zfs-fuse package
is more uptodate.'~maintainer
- https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/zfs-fuse-git/
Let's make the AUR a better place,
Det
