backup-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 01,2024

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

* (Optional) Uninstall backup-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "backup-git" 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-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 550486
Name: backup-git
PackageBaseID: 118997
PackageBase: backup-git
Version: 1.2-1
Description: A simple tar based incremental daily backup script based on systemd
URL: https://github.com/dhtseany/backup
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dhtseany
Submitter: dhtseany
FirstSubmitted: 1485053443
LastModified: 1539095991
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/backup-git.tar.gz