blkar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "blkar" 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 blkar on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall blkar on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 663697
Name: blkar
PackageBaseID: 141069
PackageBase: blkar
Version: 7.2.7-1
Description: Multithreaded archiver offering bit rot protection and sector level recoverability
URL: https://github.com/darrenldl/blockyarchive
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: darrenldl
Submitter: darrenldl
FirstSubmitted: 1554722934
LastModified: 1573033014
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/blkar.tar.gz