cdtool on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "cdtool" 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 cdtool on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cdtool on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1355766
Name: cdtool
PackageBaseID: 199720
PackageBase: cdtool
Version: 2.1.8+debian8-1
Description: Control the audio functions of a CDROM drive from the command line. Contains 'cdplay', 'cdstop', 'cdeject' and many other tools.
URL: https://packages.debian.org/sid/cdtool
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dreieck
Submitter: dreieck
FirstSubmitted: 1700408911
LastModified: 1700408911
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cdtool.tar.gz