dbf on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 08,2025

1. Install "dbf" 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 dbf on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dbf on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1007667
Name: dbf
PackageBaseID: 5450
PackageBase: dbf
Version: 0.9.0-4
Description: Command line tool to show and convert the content of dBASE III, IV, and 5.0 files
URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dbf
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: Mikos
FirstSubmitted: 1149180990
LastModified: 1640045046
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dbf.tar.gz