bzip on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 23,2024

1. Install "bzip" 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 bzip on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bzip on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 990413
Name: bzip
PackageBaseID: 173185
PackageBase: bzip
Version: 0.21-1
Description: A high-quality data compression program
URL: https://sourceware.org/bzip2/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: chrs
Submitter: chrs
FirstSubmitted: 1637195310
LastModified: 1637195310
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bzip.tar.gz