ddpt on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "ddpt" 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 ddpt on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall ddpt on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 1068315
Name: ddpt
PackageBaseID: 54403
PackageBase: ddpt
Version: 0.97-1
Description: Variant of the standard 'dd' for SCSI/storage devices
URL: http://sg.danny.cz/sg/ddpt.html
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: quartz64
FirstSubmitted: 1322461955
LastModified: 1650252288
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ddpt.tar.gz