bzip3 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 03,2025

Deprecated! Installation of this package may no longer be supported.

1. Install "bzip3" 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 bzip3 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall bzip3 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "bzip3" 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 bzip3's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bzip3.git 
            
                        
                ~/bzip3
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/bzip3 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/bzip3
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the bzip3 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1102048
Name: bzip3
PackageBaseID: 178753
PackageBase: bzip3
Version: 1.1.4-1
Description: A better and stronger spiritual successor to BZip2
URL: https://github.com/kspalaiologos/bzip3
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0.312612
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: alerque
FirstSubmitted: 1652255462
LastModified: 1655913933
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/bzip3.tar.gz