buffer on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "buffer" 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 buffer on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall buffer on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 316479
Name: buffer
PackageBaseID: 98447
PackageBase: buffer
Version: 1.19-8
Description: Speed up writing tapes on remote tape drives
URL: http://www.hello-penguin.com/software.htm
NumVotes: 5
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: sanerb
Submitter: sanerb
FirstSubmitted: 1440478844
LastModified: 1466889983
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/buffer.tar.gz