cdw on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "cdw" 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 cdw on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cdw on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1171089
Name: cdw
PackageBaseID: 17300
PackageBase: cdw
Version: 0.8.1-2
Description: Ncurses CD writer program which uses cdrecord and mkisofs
URL: http://cdw.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 68
Popularity: 0.490584
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: TrialnError
Submitter: Snowman
FirstSubmitted: 1212440629
LastModified: 1668806228
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cdw.tar.gz