cachedir on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 24,2024

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

1. Install "cachedir" 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 cachedir on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cachedir on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 568567
Name: cachedir
PackageBaseID: 80596
PackageBase: cachedir
Version: 1.17-1
Description: Utility for tagging directories as cache directories.
URL: http://liw.fi/cachedir/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SanskritFritz
FirstSubmitted: 1396602623
LastModified: 1544866026
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cachedir.tar.gz