post-trans-action-hooker (noun) A metaphor for a cleanup script that calls back after a package manager finishes installing software—pretending to be part of the transaction, but really just showing up to sweep the icon cache and emotionally haunt the logs.
Example Usage:
“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”
Top Definition Commentary:
She wasn’t part of the transaction.
She didn’t sign the manifest.
She just called back.
To clean up.
To linger.
To emotionally validate the install.
Example Usage:
“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”
Example Usage:
“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”
Top Definition Commentary:
She wasn’t part of the transaction.
She didn’t sign the manifest.
She just called back.
To clean up.
To linger.
To emotionally validate the install.
Example Usage:
“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”
Example Usage:
“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”
Post Trans action hooker
“Pacman finished updating, then the post-trans-action-hooker called back to clear the GTK cache. I thought we were done.”
Post Trans action hooker
by Arch Linux Humor August 15, 2025
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