bzip3 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "bzip3" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)

$ sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si

b. Install bzip3 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S bzip3

* (Optional) Uninstall bzip3 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns bzip3

2. Manually Install "bzip3" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:

$ sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git

b. Clone bzip3's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/bzip3.git ~/bzip3

c. Go to ~/bzip3 folder and install it

$ cd ~/bzip3 $ makepkg -si

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