diff --git a/libraries/databaseTools.py b/libraries/databaseTools.py
index 1edde9713..d09cf25b7 100644
--- a/libraries/databaseTools.py
+++ b/libraries/databaseTools.py
@@ -1490,6 +1490,7 @@ class etpDatabase:
 
     def contentDiff(self, idpackage, content):
         self.checkReadOnly()
+        self.connection.text_factory = lambda x: unicode(x, "raw_unicode_escape")
         # create a random table and fill
         randomtable = "cdiff"+str(entropyTools.getRandomNumber())
         self.cursor.execute('DROP TABLE IF EXISTS '+randomtable)
diff --git a/libraries/entropy.py b/libraries/entropy.py
index 1f89e6706..c5621f9cd 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy.py
@@ -4720,6 +4720,10 @@ class TriggerInterface:
         if self.pkgdata['trigger']:
             functions.add('call_ext_postinstall')
 
+        # equo purge cache
+        if self.pkgdata['category']+"/"+self.pkgdata['name'] == "app-admin/equo":
+            functions.add("purgecache")
+
         # triggers that are not needed when gentoo-compat is enabled
         if not etpConst['gentoo-compat']:
 
@@ -4966,6 +4970,19 @@ class TriggerInterface:
         os.remove(triggerfile)
         return my_ext_status
 
+    def trigger_purgecache(self):
+        self.Entropy.equoLog.log(ETP_LOGPRI_INFO,ETP_LOGLEVEL_NORMAL,"[POST] Purging Equo cache...")
+        self.Entropy.updateProgress(
+                                brown(" Remember: It is always better to leave Equo updates isolated."),
+                                importance = 0,
+                                header = red("   ##")
+                            )
+        self.Entropy.updateProgress(
+                                brown(" Purging Equo cache..."),
+                                importance = 0,
+                                header = red("   ##")
+                            )
+        self.Entropy.purge_cache(False)
 
     def trigger_fontconfig(self):
         fontdirs = set()