dbview on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: May 01,2024

1. Install "dbview" 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 dbview on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dbview on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 231788
Name: dbview
PackageBaseID: 100263
PackageBase: dbview
Version: 1.0.4-2
Description: A small utility that will display dBase III and IV files and can convert your old .dbf files.
URL: http://www.infodrom.org/projects/dbview/
NumVotes: 8
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: severach
FirstSubmitted: 1442592760
LastModified: 1442592807
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dbview.tar.gz