bindfs on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "bindfs" 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 bindfs on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bindfs on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1360635
Name: bindfs
PackageBaseID: 22920
PackageBase: bindfs
Version: 1.17.6-1
Description: A FUSE filesystem for mirroring a directory to another directory, similar to 'mount --bind', with permission settings.
URL: http://bindfs.org/
NumVotes: 75
Popularity: 0.760257
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Xyne
Submitter: Xyne
FirstSubmitted: 1231259247
LastModified: 1701115271
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bindfs.tar.gz