backup-conf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 12,2025

1. Install "backup-conf" 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 backup-conf on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                backup-conf
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall backup-conf on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                backup-conf
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "backup-conf" 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 backup-conf's git locally


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


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

ID: 319931
Name: backup-conf
PackageBaseID: 86375
PackageBase: backup-conf
Version: 5.2.1-2
Description: This script create a backup of your config files in a tree format on current folder
URL: https://github.com/ShyPixie/backup-conf
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1671084982
Maintainer: calendulish
Submitter: calendulish
FirstSubmitted: 1412730642
LastModified: 1468033289
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/backup-conf.tar.gz