delta on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "delta" 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 delta on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall delta on Arch using YAY

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


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


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

ID: 840688
Name: delta
PackageBaseID: 53664
PackageBase: delta
Version: 20060803-3
Description: An useful tool that lets you minimize interesting files subject to a test of their interestingness.
URL: http://delta.tigris.org/
NumVotes: 4
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: tavianator
Submitter:
FirstSubmitted: 1320243251
LastModified: 1609435501
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/delta.tar.gz