bcompare on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "bcompare" 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 bcompare on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bcompare on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1419301
Name: bcompare
PackageBaseID: 51062
PackageBase: bcompare
Version: 4.4.7.28397-1
Description: Beyond Compare 4: Compare, sync, and merge files and folders
URL: https://www.scootersoftware.com
NumVotes: 99
Popularity: 0.225045
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Musikolo
Submitter: Musikolo
FirstSubmitted: 1311807240
LastModified: 1709358520
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bcompare.tar.gz