cpio-git on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "cpio-git" 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 cpio-git on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall cpio-git on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "cpio-git" 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 cpio-git's git locally


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


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

ID: 1251723
Name: cpio-git
PackageBaseID: 140473
PackageBase: cpio-git
Version: 2.14.r0.g4a41909-1
Description: Utility that copy files into or out of a cpio or tar archive
URL: https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/
NumVotes: 0
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1553158827
LastModified: 1683099574
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/cpio-git.tar.gz