borg2 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "borg2" 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 borg2 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall borg2 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "borg2" 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 borg2's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/borg2.git 
            
                        
                ~/borg2
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/borg2 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/borg2
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the borg2 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1203221
Name: borg2
PackageBaseID: 189933
PackageBase: borg2
Version: 2.0.0b4-1
Description: Deduplicating backup program with compression and authenticated encryption
URL: https://github.com/borgbackup/borg
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1683329917
Maintainer: RubenKelevra
Submitter: RubenKelevra
FirstSubmitted: 1674943528
LastModified: 1674943528
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/borg2.tar.gz