dcron on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "dcron" 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 dcron on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall dcron on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1424053
Name: dcron
PackageBaseID: 66568
PackageBase: dcron
Version: 4.6-2
Description: dillon's lightweight cron daemon
URL: http://www.jimpryor.net/linux/dcron.html
NumVotes: 36
Popularity: 0.866814
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: ptchinster
Submitter: xyproto
FirstSubmitted: 1359038006
LastModified: 1710019696
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/dcron.tar.gz