dar on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "dar" 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 dar on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dar on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1331695
Name: dar
PackageBaseID: 54871
PackageBase: dar
Version: 2.7.13-1
Description: A full featured command-line backup tool, short for Disk ARchive
URL: http://dar.linux.free.fr/
NumVotes: 54
Popularity: 0.010575
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: MarcinWieczorek
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1323881317
LastModified: 1696957087
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dar.tar.gz