diff --git a/srcpkgs/gksu/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/gksu/INSTALL.msg
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-gksu is no longer provided by Void Linux, and will be fully removed from the repos on 2019/04/07
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gksu/template b/srcpkgs/gksu/template
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-# Template file for 'gksu'
-pkgname=gksu
-version=2.0.2
-revision=4
-archs=noarch
-build_style=meta
-short_desc="Graphical frontend for su (removed package)"
-license="metapackage"
-homepage="http://www.nongnu.org/gksu/index.html"