bzip2-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "bzip2-git" 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 bzip2-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bzip2-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bzip2-git" 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 bzip2-git's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bzip2-git.git 
            
                        
                ~/bzip2-git
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bzip2-git folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bzip2-git
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bzip2-git package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 620593
Name: bzip2-git
PackageBaseID: 142658
PackageBase: bzip2-git
Version: r66.ad723d6-3
Description: A parallel, SMP-based, bzip2-compatible compression utility
URL: https://sourceware.org/bzip2/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate: 1690629719
Maintainer: mcoffin
Submitter: mcoffin
FirstSubmitted: 1560158668
LastModified: 1560272167
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bzip2-git.tar.gz