bfg on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "bfg" 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 bfg on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bfg on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 870455
Name: bfg
PackageBaseID: 79906
PackageBase: bfg
Version: 1.14.0-1
Description: Removes large or troublesome blobs like git-filter-branch does, but faster.
URL: http://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/
NumVotes: 75
Popularity: 0.373684
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alexanderp
Submitter: chetgray
FirstSubmitted: 1394601794
LastModified: 1614468738
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bfg.tar.gz