dbm on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 04,2025

1. Install "dbm" 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 dbm on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dbm on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 533944
Name: dbm
PackageBaseID: 24301
PackageBase: dbm
Version: 0.11.0-5
Description: A little tool to access gdbm files from shell
URL: http://www.scylla-charybdis.com/tool.php/dbm
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: bidulock
Submitter: djgera
FirstSubmitted: 1235852548
LastModified: 1533966766
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dbm.tar.gz