backdup on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 12,2025

1. Install "backdup" 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 backdup on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall backdup on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 341379
Name: backdup
PackageBaseID: 88030
PackageBase: backdup
Version: 0.1-1
Description: Duplicity front-end
URL: https://sourceforge.net/projects/backdup/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Dragonlord
Submitter: Dragonlord
FirstSubmitted: 1417861251
LastModified: 1474732740
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/backdup.tar.gz