avast on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 09,2025

1. Install "avast" 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 avast on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall avast on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "avast" 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 avast's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/avast.git 
            
                        
                ~/avast
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/avast folder and install it


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

ID: 1134155
Name: avast
PackageBaseID: 185307
PackageBase: avast
Version: 4.1.0-7
Description: Avast antivirus scanner provides a scan command line tool and unix domain sockets which are used by other services.
URL: https://www.avast.com/business/products/linux-antivirus
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 1.1E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tfi
Submitter: tfi
FirstSubmitted: 1661774225
LastModified: 1662106467
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/avast.tar.gz