apt-cacher-ng on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "apt-cacher-ng" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install apt-cacher-ng on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                apt-cacher-ng
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall apt-cacher-ng on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                apt-cacher-ng
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "apt-cacher-ng" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone apt-cacher-ng's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/apt-cacher-ng.git 
            
                        
                ~/apt-cacher-ng
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/apt-cacher-ng folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/apt-cacher-ng
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-cacher-ng package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1394880
Name: apt-cacher-ng
PackageBaseID: 98593
PackageBase: apt-cacher-ng
Version: 3.7.4-9
Description: A caching proxy specialized for package files
URL: http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~bloch/acng/
NumVotes: 12
Popularity: 0.000109
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: solsticedhiver
Submitter: dequis
FirstSubmitted: 1440609104
LastModified: 1706521500
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/apt-cacher-ng.tar.gz